spit
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/spɪt/
🇬🇧
/spɪt/
verb
R
to push liquid or food out of your mouth
The baby spit out the medicine because it tasted bad.
R
to push saliva from your mouth, often to show anger or disrespect
The angry man threatened to spit on the ground.
R
to say something in an angry way
He began to spit angry words at the referee.
R
to make a short, angry sound
The frightened cat will spit and hiss when approached.
R
to make noise and throw out small pieces
The hot oil will spit when you add food to the pan.
R
to rain lightly
It's starting to spit rain, so we should go inside.
noun
R
the liquid made in your mouth
He wiped the spit from his chin after drinking water.
R
the act of pushing liquid from your mouth
A quick spit cleared the dust from his mouth.
R
a long, thin piece of land that goes into water
We walked along the narrow spit of sand into the lake.
R
a metal rod for cooking meat over fire
The chef turned the meat on the spit over the hot coals.
translation
to push liquid or food out of your mouth; to push saliva from your mouth, often to show anger or disrespect; to say something in an angry way; to make a short, angry sound; to make noise and throw out small pieces; to rain lightly
the liquid made in your mouth; the act of pushing liquid from your mouth; a long, thin piece of land that goes into water; a metal rod for cooking meat over fire
Word Forms
Progressive
spitting
3rd Present
spits
Plural
spits