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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  SPIT
       
          Language for IBM 650.  (See IT).

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Spit \Spit\, v. i.
     To attend to a spit; to use a spit. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           She's spitting in the kitchen.           --Old Play.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Spit+({Spat" rel="nofollow">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.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Spit \Spit\, n. [OE. spite, AS. spitu; akin to D. spit, G.
     spiess, OHG. spiz, Dan. spid. Sw. spett, and to G. spitz
     pointed. [root]170.]
     1. A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding
        meat while roasting.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A small point of land running into the sea, or a long,
        narrow shoal extending from the shore into the sea; as, a
        spit of sand. --Cook.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The depth to which a spade goes in digging; a spade; a
        spadeful. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Spit \Spit\, n.
     The secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle;
     saliva; sputum.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Spit \Spit\, v. i.
     1. To throw out saliva from the mouth.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              It had been spitting with rain.       --Dickens.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To spit on or To spit upon, to insult grossly; to treat
        with contempt. ``Spitting upon all antiquity.'' --South.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Spit \Spit\, n. [OE. spite, AS. spitu; akin to D. spit, G.
     spiess, OHG. spiz, Dan. spid. Sw. spett, and to G. spitz
     pointed. [root]170.]
     1. A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding
        meat while roasting.
  
     2. A small point of land running into the sea, or a long,
        narrow shoal extending from the shore into the sea; as, a
        spit of sand. --Cook.
  
     3. The depth to which a spade goes in digging; a spade; a
        spadeful. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
     2. To spade; to dig. [Prov. Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Spit \Spit\, v. i.
     To attend to a spit; to use a spit. [Obs.]
  
           She's spitting in the kitchen.           --Old Play.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Spit+({Spat" rel="nofollow">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.''

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Spit \Spit\, n.
     The secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle;
     saliva; sputum.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Spit \Spit\, v. i.
     1. To throw out saliva from the mouth.
  
     2. To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles.
  
              It had been spitting with rain.       --Dickens.
  
     To spit on or upon, to insult grossly; to treat with
        contempt. ``Spitting upon all antiquity.'' --South.

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 Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spit
     Αγγλικά n.
     το φτύσιμο
     Αγγλικά vb.
     φτύνω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spit
     n.
     1 A thin#Adjective metal#Adjective or wooden rod on which meat is
  skewer#Verb for cook#Verb, often over a fire#Noun.
     2 A generally low#Adjective, narrow#Adjective, pointed#Adjective,
  usually sandy peninsula.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To impale on a #Noun; to pierce with a
  sharp#Adjective object#Noun.
     2 (lb en transitive) To use#Verb a spit to cook#Verb; to attend to
  food that is cooking on a spit.
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) saliva, especially when expectorate.
     2 (lb en countable) An instance of #Verb 2; specifically, a
  light#Adjective fall#Noun of rain#Verb or snow#Verb.
     3 (senseid en likeness) A person who exactly resembles someone else
  (usually in set phrases; see (m en spitting image)).
     vb.
     1 (senseid en expectorate)(lb en ambitransitive) To evacuate (saliva
  or another substance) from the mouth#Noun, etc.
     2 (lb en ambitransitive) To emit or expel in a manner similar to
  evacuating saliva from the mouth.
     3 (lb en impersonal) To rain#Verb or snow#Verb slightly.
     4 (lb en ambitransitive) To utter (something) violently.
     5 (lb en intransitive) To make#Verb a spitting sound#Noun, like an
  angry cat.
     6 (lb en transitive slang hip-hop) To rap#Verb, to utter.
     n.
     1 The depth to which the blade of a spade#Noun goes into the
  soil#Noun when it is used for dig#Verb; a layer#Noun of soil of the
  depth of a spade's blade.
     2 The amount#Noun of soil that a spade hold#Verb; a spadeful.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive dialectal) To dig#Verb (something) using a
  spade#Noun; also, to turn#Verb (the soil#Noun) using a plough#Noun.
     2 (lb en transitive dialectal) To plant#Verb (something) using a
  spade.
     3 (lb en intransitive dialectal) To dig, to spade#Verb.
     Ternate n.
     speedboat, motorboat

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  SPIT
     n.
     (lb en internet) (abbreviation of en spam over Internet telephony)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  spit
     n.
     1 A thin#Adjective metal#Adjective or wooden rod on which meat is
  skewer#Verb for cook#Verb, often over a fire#Noun.
     2 A generally low#Adjective, narrow#Adjective, pointed#Adjective,
  usually sandy peninsula.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To impale on a #Noun; to pierce with a
  sharp#Adjective object#Noun.
     2 (lb en transitive) To use#Verb a spit to cook#Verb; to attend to
  food that is cooking on a spit.
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) saliva, especially when expectorate.
     2 (lb en countable) An instance of #Verb 2; specifically, a
  light#Adjective fall#Noun of rain#Verb or snow#Verb.
     3 (senseid en likeness) A person who exactly resembles someone else
  (usually in set phrases; see (m en spitting image)).
     vb.
     1 (senseid en expectorate)(lb en ambitransitive) To evacuate (saliva
  or another substance) from the mouth#Noun, etc.
     2 (lb en ambitransitive) To emit or expel in a manner similar to
  evacuating saliva from the mouth.
     3 (lb en impersonal) To rain#Verb or snow#Verb slightly.
     4 (lb en ambitransitive) To utter (something) violently.
     5 (lb en intransitive) To make#Verb a spitting sound#Noun, like an
  angry cat.
     6 (lb en transitive slang hip-hop) To rap#Verb, to utter.
     n.
     1 The depth to which the blade of a spade#Noun goes into the
  soil#Noun when it is used for dig#Verb; a layer#Noun of soil of the
  depth of a spade's blade.
     2 The amount#Noun of soil that a spade hold#Verb; a spadeful.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive dialectal) To dig#Verb (something) using a
  spade#Noun; also, to turn#Verb (the soil#Noun) using a plough#Noun.
     2 (lb en transitive dialectal) To plant#Verb (something) using a
  spade.
     3 (lb en intransitive dialectal) To dig, to spade#Verb.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  SPIT
     n.
     (lb en internet) (abbreviation of en spam over Internet telephony)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  spit
     n.
     1 A thin#Adjective metal#Adjective or wooden rod on which meat is
  skewer#Verb for cook#Verb, often over a fire#Noun.
     2 A generally low#Adjective, narrow#Adjective, pointed#Adjective,
  usually sandy peninsula.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To impale on a #Noun; to pierce with a
  sharp#Adjective object#Noun.
     2 (lb en transitive) To use#Verb a spit to cook#Verb; to attend to
  food that is cooking on a spit.
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) saliva, especially when expectorate.
     2 (lb en countable) An instance of #Verb 2; specifically, a
  light#Adjective fall#Noun of rain#Verb or snow#Verb.
     3 (senseid en likeness) A person who exactly resembles someone else
  (usually in set phrases; see (m en spitting image)).
     vb.
     1 (senseid en expectorate)(lb en ambitransitive) To evacuate (saliva
  or another substance) from the mouth#Noun, etc.
     2 (lb en ambitransitive) To emit or expel in a manner similar to
  evacuating saliva from the mouth.
     3 (lb en impersonal) To rain#Verb or snow#Verb slightly.
     4 (lb en ambitransitive) To utter (something) violently.
     5 (lb en intransitive) To make#Verb a spitting sound#Noun, like an
  angry cat.
     6 (lb en transitive slang hip-hop) To rap#Verb, to utter.
     n.
     1 The depth to which the blade of a spade#Noun goes into the
  soil#Noun when it is used for dig#Verb; a layer#Noun of soil of the
  depth of a spade's blade.
     2 The amount#Noun of soil that a spade hold#Verb; a spadeful.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive dialectal) To dig#Verb (something) using a
  spade#Noun; also, to turn#Verb (the soil#Noun) using a plough#Noun.
     2 (lb en transitive dialectal) To plant#Verb (something) using a
  spade.
     3 (lb en intransitive dialectal) To dig, to spade#Verb.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  SPIT
     n.
     (lb en internet) (abbreviation of en spam over Internet telephony)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  spit
     n.
     1 A thin#Adjective metal#Adjective or wooden rod on which meat is
  skewer#Verb for cook#Verb, often over a fire#Noun.
     2 A generally low#Adjective, narrow#Adjective, pointed#Adjective,
  usually sandy peninsula.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To impale on a #Noun; to pierce with a
  sharp#Adjective object#Noun.
     2 (lb en transitive) To use#Verb a spit to cook#Verb; to attend to
  food that is cooking on a spit.
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) saliva, especially when expectorate.
     2 (lb en countable) An instance of #Verb 2; specifically, a
  light#Adjective fall#Noun of rain#Verb or snow#Verb.
     3 (senseid en likeness) A person who exactly resembles someone else
  (usually in set phrases; see (m en spitting image)).
     vb.
     1 (senseid en expectorate)(lb en ambitransitive) To evacuate (saliva
  or another substance) from the mouth#Noun, etc.
     2 (lb en ambitransitive) To emit or expel in a manner similar to
  evacuating saliva from the mouth.
     3 (lb en impersonal) To rain#Verb or snow#Verb slightly.
     4 (lb en ambitransitive) To utter (something) violently.
     5 (lb en intransitive) To make#Verb a spitting sound#Noun, like an
  angry cat.
     6 (lb en transitive slang hip-hop) To rap#Verb, to utter.
     n.
     1 The depth to which the blade of a spade#Noun goes into the
  soil#Noun when it is used for dig#Verb; a layer#Noun of soil of the
  depth of a spade's blade.
     2 The amount#Noun of soil that a spade hold#Verb; a spadeful.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive dialectal) To dig#Verb (something) using a
  spade#Noun; also, to turn#Verb (the soil#Noun) using a plough#Noun.
     2 (lb en transitive dialectal) To plant#Verb (something) using a
  spade.
     3 (lb en intransitive dialectal) To dig, to spade#Verb.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  SPIT
     n.
     (lb en internet) (abbreviation of en spam over Internet telephony)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spit
     Englanti n.
     1 sylki
     2 varras
     3 kynnäs
     Englanti vb.
     1 sylkeä, sylkäistä
     2 räiskyä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spit
     Engelska n.
     spott
     Engelska vb.
     spotta

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  spit /spˈɪt/
  spuug

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Spit /spˈɪt/
  البصاق

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  spit //spɪt// 
  1. тесен нос
  generally low, narrow, pointed, usually sandy peninsula
  2. шиш
  thin rod on which meat is skewered for cooking
  3. ръмене
  a light fall of rain or snow
  4. плюене
  instance of spitting
  5. плю́нка, слю́нка
  saliva
  6. един бел дълбочина
  depth to which the blade of a spade goes into the soil when it is used for digging

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  spit //spɪt// 
  1. набождам
  to impale on a spit
  2. плюя́, храча
  to evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.