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1. The act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
   - spit, expectoration

1. Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
   "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
   - ptyalize, ptyalise [Brit], spew, spue [archaic]
    
2. Utter with anger or contempt
   - spit out
    
3. [Brit] Rain gently
   "It has only spat, but the roads are slick"
   - sprinkle, spatter, patter, pitter-patter
    
4. Drive a skewer through
   "spit the meat for the BBQ"
   - skewer

Derived forms: spittings

See also: spit up, spitter

Type of: cough out, cough up, ejection, emit, expectorate, expulsion, forcing out, let loose, let out, pin, projection, rain, rain down, spit out, spit up, utter

Encyclopedia: Spit