单词 | spit |
释义 | Word Frequency spit 1(spɪt) verbWord forms: spits, spitting, spat or spit 1. (intransitive) to expel saliva from the mouth; expectorate 2. (intransitive) informal to show disdain or hatred by spitting 3. (of a fire, hot fat, etc) to eject (fragments of coal, sparks, etc) violently and with an explosive sound; splutter 4. (intransitive) to rain very lightly 5. (transitive; often foll by out) to eject or discharge (something) from the mouth he spat the food out to spit blood 6. (transitive; often foll by out) to utter (short sharp words or syllables), esp in a violent manner 7. spit chips 8. spit it out! noun 9. another name for spittle 10. a light or brief fall of rain, snow, etc 11. the act or an instance of spitting 12. informal, mainly British another word for spitting image Derived forms spitter (ˈspitter) noun Word origin Old English spittan; related to spǣtan to spit, German dialect spitzenWord Frequency spit 2(spɪt) noun 1. a pointed rod on which meat is skewered and roasted before or over an open fire 2. Also called: rotisserie, rotating spit a similar device rotated by electricity or clockwork, fitted onto a cooker 3. an elongated often hooked strip of sand or shingle projecting from the shore, deposited by longshore drift, and usually above water verbWord forms: spits, spitting or spitted 4. (transitive) to impale on or transfix with or as if with a spit Word origin Old English spitu; related to Old High German spiz spit, Norwegian spit tipWord Frequency spit 3(spɪt) noun the depth of earth cut by a spade; a spade's depth Word origin C16: from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German spit |
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