spit
/spɪt/ verb C2- To impale on a spit; to pierce with a sharp object. · to spit a loin of veal
- To use a spit to cook; to attend to food that is cooking on a spit. · She’s spitting the roast in the kitchen.
He/she/it spits · Past spitted · Past participle spitted · -ing form spitting
Verb forms
- Base form
- spit
- He/she/it
- spits
- Past
- spitted
- Past participle
- spitted
- -ing form
- spitting
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
It's the living spit of him, gown and all.
Just at the moment when they were taking the dainty animal from the spit, they saw Edmond springing with the boldness of a chamois from rock to rock, and they fired the signal agreed upon.
Other matches
- spit A thin metal or wooden rod on which meat is ske... B2
- spit To evacuate C2
- spit The depth to which the blade of a spade goes in... C2
- spit Saliva, especially when expectorated. C2
- spit on To show contempt for someone or something.
- spit out Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: ...
- spit up To regurgitate or vomit.
Learn spit in real texts
With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.