spit

spit
1 past tense and past participle spat also spit AmE present participle spitting verb
1 LIQUID FROM YOUR MOUTH (I) to blow a small amount of saliva (=the liquid in your mouth) out of your mouth
(+ at/on): Mom, Judy spit at me! | Kevin cleared his throat and spat on the path. | Don't get too close to the camels - they spit!
2 FOOD ETC (T) to force something out of your mouth: spit blood | spit sth out: Ian was chewing on some gristle but was too polite to spit it out.
3 RAIN be spitting to rain very lightly: You don't need an umbrella, it's only spitting.
4 SAY STH (T) also spit out to say something quickly in a very angry way: “Don't even think of taking it!” she spat.
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) to send out small bits of something, for example fire or hot oil, into the air: sausages spitting in a pan | The van drove off, gravel spitting from under the wheels.
7 CAT (I) if a cat spits it makes short, angry sounds
8 be within spitting distance spoken to be very close to where you are
9 I could just spit spoken used to say that you are very angry or annoyed
2 noun
1 (U) the watery liquid that is produced in your mouth; saliva
2 (C) a long thin stick that you put through meat to turn it and cook it over a fire
3 (C) a long narrow piece of land that sticks out into the sea, a river etc
4 be the (dead) spit of BrE spoken to look exactly like someone else: Sam is the dead spit of his dad.
5 spit and polish informal thorough cleaning and polishing
6 spit and sawdust BrE spoken a spit and sawdust pub is rough, dirty and simple in style

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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