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Definition of "spit" []

  • Saliva, especially when expectorated; spittle. (noun)
  • The act of expectorating. (noun)
  • Something, such as the frothy secretion of spittle bugs, that resembles spit. (noun)
  • A brief, scattered rainfall or snowfall. (noun)
  • Informal The perfect likeness: He's the spit and image of his father. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "spit" in a sentence
  • "who had ridden on the shoulders of the crowd in the first year of Alfonsín's government, was by the end of his term spit upon by his own"
  • "One of his economics ministers, who had ridden on the shoulders of the crowd in the first year of Alfonsín’s government, was by the end of his term spit upon by his own neighbors when he dared to venture outside his home."
  • "I think it would be pretty neat if Lucasarts released the adventure games into a collection for the PC and Wii ... entitled "The Adventure Collection of Lucasarts" {If any of you guys have any names for a title spit them out}."