meaning of spit
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.
3. The depth to which a spade goes in digging; a spade; a spadeful.
4. To thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to thrust through or impale; as, to spit a loin of veal.
5. To spade; to dig.
6. To attend to a spit; to use a spit.
7. of Spit
8. To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth.
9. To eject; to throw out; to belch.
10. The secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle; saliva; sputum.
11. To throw out saliva from the mouth.
12. To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles.
13. A little lock of hair, plastered in a spiral form on the temple or forehead with spittle, or other adhesive substance.
14. SPIT Language for IBM 650. See IT. SPITBOL SPeedy ImplemenTation of snoBOL. "Macro SPITBOL - A SNOBOL4 Compiler", R. B. K. Dewar et al, Soft Prac & Exp 7:95-113, 1971. Current versions: SPITBOL-68000, Sparc SPITBOL from Catspaw Inc, 719539-3884. SP/k
15. the act of spitting forcefully expelling saliva
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