spit
To push saliva or liquid out of your mouth, usually in a fast, strong way.
To force saliva or other liquid out from the mouth, often as an expression of anger, disgust, or to remove something.
The wet liquid (saliva) from the mouth, usually when it comes out of the mouth.
Saliva, especially when it has been forced out of the mouth.
To speak in a very angry or strong way, pushing the words out quickly.
To say words in a very angry, aggressive, or sharp way, as if they are being spat out.
When it rains a little, with very small drops, often for a short time.
Of rain: to fall in very light, fine drops, often starting or stopping quickly.
A long metal stick that holds meat while it cooks over fire or in an oven.
A long, thin metal rod used to hold and turn meat or other food while it is roasted over a fire or in an oven.
A long, thin piece of land that goes out into the sea, lake, or river.
A narrow strip of land or sand that extends out into a body of water, usually formed by the movement of sand and sediment.
One time when a person spits.
An act or instance of spitting.
To put meat or food onto a long metal rod for cooking over fire or in an oven.
To fix meat or other food on a spit so that it can be roasted.
- Base: spit
- Plural: spit, spits
- Base: spit
- 3rd Person Singular: spits
- Present Participle: spitting
- Past: spat, spit, spitted
- Past Participle: spat, spit
- Irregular present participle: spitting Verb
- Irregular past: spat, spit, spitted Verb
- Irregular past participle: spat, spit Verb
be the spit of
1strongly resemble someone
To look very much like another person, usually a family member. (Mostly British English.)
- He’s the spit of his father when he smiles.
- She’s the spit of her older sister, just a bit taller.
- That boy is the spit of you at his age.
spit and polish
1very thorough cleaning and shining
Careful, hard cleaning to make something very clean and shiny.
- The car just needed a bit of spit and polish.
- After some spit and polish, the old table looked new again.
- The boots got the full spit and polish treatment before the parade.
spit at someone
1aim spit in someone’s direction
To spit in the direction of a person, usually to show anger or hate.
- The crowd spat at the players as they walked off.
- She was so angry she almost spat at him.
- Spitting at people is not allowed on the train.
spit blood
1be extremely angry
To be very, very angry and show it clearly in your words or actions.
- He was spitting blood when he heard they’d lost the contract.
- She’ll be spitting blood when she finds out you crashed the car.
- The coach was spitting blood after the team’s lazy performance.
spit fire
1speak with fierce anger
To be very angry and speak in a loud, strong, or aggressive way.
- She was spitting fire after reading the unfair review.
- The manager came out of the meeting spitting fire at the staff.
- By the time he got home, he was spitting fire about the delays.
spit it out
1tell someone to speak directly
Said to someone when you want them to stop waiting or hesitating and finally say what they want to say.
- If you’ve got something to say, just spit it out.
- He kept pausing, so I told him to spit it out and tell me the truth.
- Come on, spit it out—what really happened last night?
spit on someone
1insult by spitting on someone
To force saliva out of your mouth onto another person, usually to show strong hate or disrespect.
- He was arrested for spitting on a police officer.
- Spitting on someone is seen as a serious insult in many cultures.
- The angry fan spat on the player as he left the field.
spit out
1eject something from mouth
To push food, liquid, or something else out of your mouth instead of swallowing it.
- He tasted the wine and then spat it out.
- She bit into the apple, found a worm, and spat it out immediately.
- If you don’t like it, just spit it out into the napkin.
spit up
1baby vomit a little milk or food
For a baby to bring a small amount of milk or food back out of its mouth, usually soon after eating.
- The baby spat up all over my shirt after her bottle.
- He tends to spit up if you lay him down too quickly after feeding.
- Don’t worry, babies often spit up a little milk.
the spitting image (of)
1look almost exactly like someone
To look almost exactly the same as another person.
- She’s the spitting image of her mother.
- The little boy is the spitting image of his grandfather.
- You’re the spitting image of your dad in that photo.
within spitting distance (of)
1physically very close to something
Very close to a place or thing; near enough that you could almost spit on it.
- We live within spitting distance of the station.
- The hotel is within spitting distance of the beach.
- Their office is within spitting distance of the city center.
spit the dummy
1overreact angrily like a child
To suddenly get very angry and act like a small child when something doesn’t go your way. (Mainly Australian and British English.)
- He really spat the dummy when they cancelled the project.
- He spat the dummy when they refused his request.
- There's no need to spit the dummy just because you lost the game.
- Don’t spit the dummy just because you didn’t win.
- She spat the dummy and walked out of the meeting.