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ALL meanings of spitting

spit
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  • verb without object spitting to eject saliva from the mouth; expectorate. 1
  • verb without object spitting to express hatred, contempt, etc., by or as if by ejecting saliva from the mouth. 1
  • verb without object spitting to sputter: grease spitting on the fire. 1
  • verb without object spitting to fall in scattered drops or flakes, as rain or snow. 1
  • verb with object spitting to pierce, stab, or transfix, as with a spit; impale on something sharp. 1
  • verb with object spitting to thrust a spit into or through. 1
  • noun spitting a pointed rod or bar for thrusting through and holding meat that is to be cooked before or over a fire. 1
  • noun spitting any of various rods, pins, or the like used for particular purposes. 1
  • noun spitting a narrow point of land projecting into the water. 1
  • noun spitting a long, narrow shoal extending from the shore. 1
  • idioms spitting spit and image, Informal. exact likeness; counterpart: Hunched over his desk, pen in hand, he was the spit and image of his father at work. Also, spitting image, spit 'n' image. 1
  • noun spitting the act of ejecting saliva from one's mouth 0
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