spit
/spɪt/
noun
- Saliva, especially when forced out of the mouth.
- The actor wiped the spit from his chin after the dramatic speech.
- There was a spot of spit on his shirt after he coughed.
- A little spit helps seal the envelope.
- A thin, pointed rod or bar used to hold meat while roasting over a fire.
- In medieval times, a kitchen boy would turn the spit by hand.
- They placed the whole chicken on a spit and turned it slowly.
- The chef used a metal spit to roast the lamb at the barbecue.
- A narrow point of land extending into a body of water.
- The lighthouse stood at the end of the rocky spit.
- Birds nested on the gravel spit at the river's mouth.
- We walked along the sandy spit that jutted into the lake.
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verb
- To force liquid or small pieces of food out from the mouth.
- Please don't spit on the sidewalk; it's not polite.
- The baby started to spit out the peas she didn't like.
- He spit the watermelon seeds into a napkin.
- To say something quickly and angrily.
- He spit his reply through clenched teeth.
- She spit out an insult before storming out of the room.
- The coach spit orders at the players during the timeout.
- To make a sharp hissing or crackling sound, like something frying or burning.
- The bacon began to spit in the hot pan.
- The campfire log spit sparks into the night air.
- Raindrops spit against the window during the storm.
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