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Definition: Meaning of, spit in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / spɪt /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
spit spat, spit spat, spit
Present Participle Third Person Singular
spitting spits
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  1. liquid from your mouth [intransitive] to force a small amount of SALIVA (= the liquid in your mouth) out of your mouth
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  2. food/drink etc [transitive] to force something out of your mouth
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  3. rain be spitting British English to be raining very lightly [=  drizzle]
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  4. say something also spit out [transitive] to say something quickly in a very angry way
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  5. spit it out spoken used to ask someone to tell you something that they seem too frightened or embarrassed to say
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  6. small pieces [intransitive and transitive] to send out small bits of something, for example fire or hot oil, into the air
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  7. cat [intransitive] if a cat spits, it makes short angry sounds
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  8. be within spitting distance (of something) spoken to be very close to someone or something
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  9. spit the dummy informal to react to something in a very angry way; used when suggesting that the person is behaving like a child and not reacting like an adult should
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Word Forms:
Singular Plural
spit spits
  1. [uncountable] informal the watery liquid that is produced in your mouth [=  saliva]
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  2. [countable] a long thin stick that you put through meat so that you can turn it when cooking it over a fire
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  3. [countable] a long narrow piece of land that sticks out into the sea, into a river etc
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  4. be the (dead) spit of somebody British English spoken to look exactly like someone else
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  5. spit and polish informal when something is thoroughly cleaned and polished
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spit used in phrases

  • cuckoo spit (noun)
    1. a frothy mass of white liquid that is secreted onto plants by froghopper larvae and serving as a protective covering
  • spit and polish (noun)
    1. as in the military military careful attention to order and appearance
  • spit curl (noun)
    1. a spiral curl plastered on the forehead or cheek
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spit used in phrasal verbs

  • spit at (phrasal verb)
    1. spit at someone to force saliva out of your mouth in the direction of someone else as an insult
  • spit out (phrasal verb)
    1. spit it out used for telling someone to hurry and say something when they are too nervous or embarrassed to say it
  • spit up (phrasal verb)
    1. if a baby or animal spits up, or if it spits something up, it brings a small amount of food back up from its stomach and out of its mouth
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