Hypertext Webster Gateway: "spit"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Spit \Spit\, n. [OE. spite, AS. spitu; akin to D. spit, G.
spiess, OHG. spiz, Dan. spid. Sw. spett, and to G. spitz
pointed. [root]170.]
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. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Spit \Spit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spitted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Spitting}.] [From {Spit}, n.; cf. {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.'' --Shak.
2. To spade; to dig. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Spit \Spit\, v. i.
To attend to a spit; to use a spit. [Obs.]
She's spitting in the kitchen. --Old Play.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Spit \Spit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spit} ({Spat}, archaic); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Spitting}.] [AS. spittan; akin to G.
sp["u]tzen, Dan. spytte, Sw. spotta,Icel. sp?ta, and prob. E.
spew. The past tense spat is due to AS. sp?tte, from sp?tan
to spit. Cf. {Spat}, n., {Spew}, {Spawl}, {Spot}, n.]
1. To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other
matter, from the mouth. ``Thus spit I out my venom.''
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Spit \Spit\, n.
The secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle;
saliva; sputum.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Spit \Spit\, v. i.
1. To throw out saliva from the mouth.
2. To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles.
It had been spitting with rain. --Dickens.
{To spit on} or {upon}, to insult grossly; to treat with
contempt. ``Spitting upon all antiquity.'' --South.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
spit
n 1: a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea [syn: {tongue}]
2: a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary
glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth
and starts the digestion of starches [syn: {saliva}, {spittle}]
3: a skewer for holding meat over a fire
4: the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) [syn: {spitting},
{expectoration}]
v 1: expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth;
"The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
[syn: {ptyalize}, {spew}, {spue}]
2: utter with anger or contempt [syn: {spit out}]
3: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are
slick." [syn: {sprinkle}, {spatter}, {patter}, {pitter-patter}]
4: drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ" [syn:
{skewer}]
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