Spit : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Spit	by the DICT Development Group
8 results for Spit
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spit n a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea [syn: spit, tongue] 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 Synonym(s): saliva, spit, spittle a skewer for holding meat over a fire the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) Synonym(s): spit, spitting, expectoration v expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer" Synonym(s): spit, ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue utter with anger or contempt Synonym(s): spit, spit out rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" Synonym(s): sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter- patter drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ" Synonym(s): skewer, spit
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 \Spit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spit} ({Spat}, archaic); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spitting}.] [AS. spittan; akin to G. sp[81]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. [bd]Thus spit I out my venom.[b8]
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. [bd]Infants spitted upon pikes.[b8] --Shak. 2. To spade; to dig. [Prov. Eng.]
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. [bd]Spitting upon all antiquity.[b8] --South.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SPIT Language for IBM 650. (See IT).