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Saliva, typically that which has been ejected from a person's mouth
“His tongue droops out like a dog's tongue. He crosses his eyes, and his mouth is dribbling with spit.”
A long, thin metal rod pushed through meat in order to hold and turn it while it is roasted over an open fire
“My Greek son-in-law cooks his souvlaki on a spit with chunks of lamb.”
A piece of land projecting into water
“A rocky spit extending 114 miles south from the southern point of Outer Duck Island has a depth of only 11 feet at the outer extremity.”
Someone or something that is visually identical to another
“Where Winnie was a miniature version of her mother, ten-year-old Jack was the spit and image of his dad.”
A thin, pointed piece of metal, wood, or other rigid material
A small flash of light produced by a sudden disruptive electrical discharge through the air
An unsolicited marketing call
To expel or spew a substance
“The dragon turned and began to spit flames at her.”
To eject saliva forcibly from one's mouth, sometimes as a gesture of contempt or anger
“Two of them stood arguing, and one of them would spit on the ground in disgust.”
To make a spitting sound
“Once Igot the charcoal alight, it started to spit and crackle.”
To impale on a spit
“Season and spit the roast, taking care that it's well balanced, and lock the spit into the rotisserie.”
To rain down
“For two nights, I slept under a sky saturated with smog. Tiny raindrops spit down from above, and there were no stars to be seen.”
To utter in a hostile or aggressive way
“Those twisted lips would spit out frustrated words through gritted teeth.”
To feel, show, or express great anger
To drip saliva from the mouth
To engage in (typically meaningless or unimportant) conversation
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