spit¹ /spit/

1. To throw out from the mouth
2. To eject with violence
3. To utter with hate, scorn or violence
4. To spawn

1. To throw out saliva from the mouth
2. To rain in scattered drops
3. To make a spitting sound
4. To sputter
5. To feel or be furious (informal)

1. Saliva, spume
2. A light fall of rain or snow
3. An exact replica (slang; usu dead or very spit, from the phrase as like him as if he had spit him out of his mouth)

spittˈer noun

spittˈing noun

1. The act of ejecting saliva
2. The ejection of oxygen, with drops of molten metal, when silver or platinum heated in air cools slowly
3. The resulting surface appearance

spittˈle noun

Spit, saliva

spittoonˈ noun

Any (usu bucket-like) container for spitting in, formerly a common feature of public houses, etc

spit box noun

A spittoon

spit curl noun (informal)

A curl pressed flat on the temple

spitˈfire noun

1. That which emits fire, eg a volcano, cannon
2. (with cap) a type of fighting aeroplane used in World War II
3. A hot-tempered person, esp a woman

spitting image noun

(from spitten image, a dialect form of spit and image) the exact likeness of (see noun above)

spittˈlebug or spittle insect noun

A frog-hopper or froth-fly

spit and polish

1. Cleaning up of uniform and equipment, esp to excess
2. Ceremony and formality

spit and sawdust

1. Of or referring to a floor left rough and covered with sawdust, wood chippings, etc, or esp a bar having this type of floor
2. Also, the character, quality, etc of such a bar, spartan earthiness

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