Spit
Spit , noun
[Old English spite, Anglo-Saxon spitu; akin to Dutch spit, German spiess, Old High German spiz, Danish spid. Swedish spett, and to German spitz pointed. r170.]
1.
A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding meat while roasting.
2.
A small point of land running into the sea, or a long, narrow shoal extending from the shore into the sea; as, a spit of sand. — Cook
3.
The depth to which a spade goes in digging; a spade; a spadeful. [Provincial English] — Halliwell
Spit , transitive verb
[From Spit, n.; compare Speet.]
1.
To thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to thrust through or impale; as, to spit a loin of veal.
Infants spitted upon pikes.
2.
To spade; to dig. [Provincial English]
Spit , intransitive verb
To attend to a spit; to use a spit. [Obsolete]
She's spitting in the kitchen.
Spit , transitive verb
[Anglo-Saxon spittan; akin to German sputzen, Danish spytte, Swedish spotta,Icelandic sp{not transcribed}ta, and prob. English spew. The past tense spat is due to Anglo-Saxon sp{not transcribed}tte, from sp{not transcribed}tan to spit. Compare Spat, n., Spew, Spawl, Spot, n.]
1.
To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth. [archaic]
Thus spit I out my venom.
2.
To eject; to throw out; to belch.
Spitted was sometimes used as the preterit and the past participle. “He... shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on.”
Spit , noun
The secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle; saliva; sputum.
Spit , intransitive verb
1.
To throw out saliva from the mouth.
2.
To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles.
It had been spitting with rain.
Collocations (1)
To spit on or To spit upon , to insult grossly; to treat with contempt. Spitting upon all antiquity.