spit

SPIT, noun [G.] 1. An iron prong or bar pointed, on which meat is roasted. 2. Such depth of earth as is pierced by the spade at once. [D. spit a spade.] 3. 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. SPIT, verb transitive [from the noun.] 1. To thrust a spit through; to put upon a spit; as, to spit a loin of veal. 2. To thrust through; to pierce. SPIT, verb transitive preterit tense and participle passive spit Spat is obsolete. [G. The sense is to throw or drive.] 1. To eject from the mouth; to thrust out, as saliva or other matter from the mouth. 2. To eject or throw out with violence. SPIT, verb intransitive To throw out saliva from the mouth. It is a dirty trick to spit on the floor or carpet. SPIT, noun What is ejected from the mouth; saliva.