spit
/spɪt/ noun C2- Saliva, especially when expectorated. · There was spit all over the washbasin.
- An instance of spitting; specifically, a light fall of rain or snow.
- Likeness; used, usually in set phrases (see spitting image) of a person who exactly resembles someone else.
- Synonym of slam (“card game”).
Plural spits
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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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 To impale on a spit C2
- spit The depth to which the blade of a spade goes in... C2
- spit on To show contempt for someone or something.
- spit out Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: ...
- spit up To regurgitate or vomit.
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