spit
/spˈɪt/ · 1 syllable
Meaning
verb
- expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
“The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer” - utter with anger or contempt
- rain gently
“It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick” - drive a skewer through
“skewer the meat for the BBQ”
noun
- a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
- a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
- a skewer for holding meat over a fire
- the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
Synonyms for spit
Words that rhyme with spit
Developers: get definitions, synonyms, antonyms, rhymes and pronunciation for 147,000 words as JSON with the English Dictionary API (free trial).