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spit

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Noun

  1. A thin metal or wooden rod on which meat is skewered for cooking, often over a fire.
  2. A generally low, narrow, pointed, usually sandy peninsula.
  3. Saliva, especially when expectorated.
  4. An instance of spitting; specifically, a light fall of rain or snow.
  5. A person who exactly resembles someone else (usually in set phrases; see spitting image).
  6. Synonym of slam (“card game”).
  7. The depth to which the blade of a spade goes into the soil when it is used for digging; a layer of soil of the depth of a spade's blade.
  8. The amount of soil that a spade holds; a spadeful.
  9. Abbreviation of spam over Internet telephony.

Verb

  1. To impale on a spit; to pierce with a sharp object.
  2. To use a spit to cook; to attend to food that is cooking on a spit.
  3. To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.
  4. To emit or expel in a manner similar to evacuating saliva from the mouth.
  5. To rain or snow slightly.
  6. To utter (something) violently.
  7. To make a spitting sound, like an angry cat.
  8. To rap, to utter.
  9. (in the form spitting) To spit facts; to tell the truth.
  10. To dig (something) using a spade; also, to turn (the soil) using a plough.
  11. To plant (something) using a spade.
  12. To dig, to spade.

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