Spitting

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spit \Spit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spit} ({Spat}, archaic); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Spitting}.] [AS. spittan; akin to G.
     sp["u]tzen, Dan. spytte, Sw. spotta,Icel. sp?ta, and prob. E.
     spew. The past tense spat is due to AS. sp?tte, from sp?tan
     to spit. Cf. {Spat}, n., {Spew}, {Spawl}, {Spot}, n.]
     1. To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other


        matter, from the mouth. "Thus spit I out my venom."
        --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To eject; to throw out; to belch.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Spitted was sometimes used as the preterit and the past
           participle. "He . . . shall be mocked, and spitefully
           entreated, and spitted on." --Luke xviii. 32.
           [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spit \Spit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spitted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Spitting}.] [From {Spit}, n.; cf. {Speet}.]
     1. To thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to
        thrust through or impale; as, to spit a loin of veal.
        "Infants spitted upon pikes." --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To spade; to dig. [Prov. Eng.]
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spit
       n 1: a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea [syn: {tongue}]
       2: 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 [syn: {saliva}, {spittle}]
       3: a skewer for holding meat over a fire
       4: the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) [syn: {spitting},
           {expectoration}]
       v 1: expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth;
            "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
            [syn: {ptyalize}, {ptyalise}, {spew}, {spue}]
       2: utter with anger or contempt [syn: {spit out}]
       3: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are
          slick" [syn: {sprinkle}, {spatter}, {patter}, {pitter-patter}]
       4: drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ" [syn:
          {skewer}]
       [also: {spitting}, {spitted}, {spat}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spitting
       n : the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) [syn: {spit},
            {expectoration}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spitting
       See {spit}