spit

Definition

  • noun: a slender pointed rod for holding meat over a fire
  • verb: to force saliva from your mouth
  • verb: to fix on or as if on a spit
  • often + 'out'
  • synonyms: impale, spade, spadeful

Examples

  • Our manager was 'spitting blood/venom' [=was extremely angry] when he found out what had happened.

  • She's the 'spit and image of' her mother. = ('Brit') She's the '(dead) spit of' her mother.

  • He took a taste of the soup and quickly 'spat/spit' it 'out'.

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