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spit

Nouns

• (n) a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea tongue,
• (n) a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches saliva, spittle,
• (n) a skewer for holding meat over a fire
• (n) the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) spitting, expectoration,

Verbs

• (v) expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
  • The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer
  ptyalise, ptyalize, spew, spue,
• (v) utter with anger or contempt spit out,
• (v) rain gently
  • It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick
  patter, pitter-patter, spatter, sprinkle,
• (v) drive a skewer through
  • skewer the meat for the BBQ
  skewer,

Synonyms

ptyalise ptyalize spew spue tongue spit out saliva spittle patter pitter-patter spatter sprinkle spitting expectoration skewer

See also

cough out cough up expectorate spit up spit out pony up

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