spit

spit
spit1 [spıt] v past tense and past participle spat [spæt] or spit AmE present participle spitting
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1¦(liquid from your mouth)¦
2¦(food/drink etc)¦
3¦(rain)¦
4¦(say something)¦
5 spit it out
6¦(small pieces)¦
7¦(cat)¦
8 be within spitting distance (of something)
Phrasal verbs
　spit up
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[: Old English; Origin: spittan]
1.) ¦(LIQUID FROM YOUR MOUTH)¦
to force a small amount of ↑saliva (=the liquid in your mouth) out of your mouth
▪ Nick rolled down his window and spat.
spit at/on/into
▪ A group of fans spat on the players as they left the field.
2.) ¦(FOOD/DRINK ETC)¦ [T]
to force something out of your mouth
▪ Billy stood up slowly, rubbed his jaw, and spat blood.
spit sth out
▪ Diana tasted her martini and quickly spat it out.
3.) ¦(RAIN)¦
be spitting
[i]BrE to be raining very lightly
= ↑drizzle
▪ You don't need an umbrella - it's only spitting.
4.) ¦(SAY SOMETHING)¦ also spit out [T]
to say something quickly in a very angry way
▪ 'Shut up,' spat Maria furiously.
5.) spit it out
spoken used to ask someone to tell you something that they seem too frightened or embarrassed to say
▪ Come on Jean, spit it out!
6.) ¦(SMALL PIECES)¦ [I and T]
to send out small bits of something, for example fire or hot oil, into the air
▪ A log fire was crackling and spitting in the hearth.
7.) ¦(CAT)¦
if a cat spits, it makes short angry sounds
8.) be within spitting distance (of sth)
[i]spoken to be very close to someone or something
spit up phr v
if someone, especially a baby, spits up, they bring a small amount of food or drink up from their stomach out through their mouth
spit sth<=>up
▪ I was a difficult child, always crying and spitting up my food.
▪ On one occasion, our daughter spat up all over him.
spit 2
spit2 n
[Sense: 1,4-5; Date: 1200-1300; Origin: SPIT1]
[Sense: 2,3; Origin: Old English spitu]
1.) [U] informal
the watery liquid that is produced in your mouth
= ↑saliva
2.)
a long thin stick that you put through meat so that you can turn it when cooking it over a fire
3.)
a long narrow piece of land that sticks out into the sea, into a river etc
4.) be the (dead) spit of sb
BrE spoken to look exactly like someone else
▪ Sam is the dead spit of his dad.
5.) spit and polish informal
when something is thoroughly cleaned and polished
▪ It was Christmas, so Ellen gave the dining room a little extra spit and polish.

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