Definition of Spit

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Definition of Spit

Spit

A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding meat while roasting.

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.

The depth to which a spade goes in digging; a spade; a spadeful.

To thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to thrust through or impale; as, to spit a loin of veal.

To spade; to dig.

To attend to a spit; to use a spit.

of Spit

To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth.

To eject; to throw out; to belch.

The secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle; saliva; sputum.

To throw out saliva from the mouth.

To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles.

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Spit Quotations

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
H. L. Mencken

I have learned to hate all traitors, and there is no disease that I spit on more than treachery.
Aeschylus

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.
Herman Melville

I wouldn't even hold my kids sometimes because I didn't want them to spit up on me when I was dressed for an awards show.
Lauryn Hill

If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it is in wickedness. You spit on a petty thief, but you can't deny a kind of respect for the great criminal.
Denis Diderot

Pride will spit in pride's face.
Thomas Fuller

The first kiss I had was the most disgusting thing in my life. The girl injected about a pound of saliva into my mouth, and when I walked away I had to spit it all out.
Leonardo DiCaprio

Sorry if i spit on ya'll... I kinda have a problem with doing that.
Joel Madden

I think maybe since there isn't a great deal of access to the mainstream media and people don't understand the language of mainstream media, if you put music out there with lyrics that are loosely political, people absorb some of it and spit it back out.
Thom Yorke

Now I meet people with full-color Wolverine tattoos on their backs. Thank God I did okay, because I think if I hadn't, they'd spit on me in the street.
Hugh Jackman

Spit Translations

spit in Afrikaans is spuug
spit in Danish is spytte
spit in Dutch is spuwen, spugen, rochelen
spit in French is vomir, cracher, jeter, expectorer
spit in German is speie, spucken
spit in Italian is spiedo, saliva
spit in Portuguese is cuspo
spit in Spanish is salivar, asador, escupir

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