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spit

/spɪt/

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noun

A thin metal or wooden rod on which meat is skewered for cooking, often over a fire.

Examples :

"The cook used a long spit to roast the chicken over the campfire. "

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A generally low, narrow, pointed, usually sandy peninsula.

Examples :

"The small spit of land jutted out into the bay, perfect for a quick walk during lunch break. "

geography nature

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verb

To impale on a spit; to pierce with a sharp object.

Examples :

"to spit a loin of veal"

action utensil food

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To use a spit to cook; to attend to food that is cooking on a spit.

Examples :

"She’s spitting the roast in the kitchen."

food utensil action

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A sudden impact or blow.

Examples :

"The sudden spit of rain caused the papers on the desk to scatter. "

action event physics

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The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.

Examples :

"The loud spit of the slamming door startled the whole family. "

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A slam dunk.

Examples :

"The basketball player's shot was a perfect spit, scoring two easy points. "

sport achievement

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noun

Examples :

""That's a terrible spit directed at my brother." "

attitude character communication

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The yellow iron silicate produced in alum works as a waste product.

Examples :

"The alum works produced a lot of spit as a byproduct. "

material substance chemistry industry

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noun

Examples :

"The school's poetry club hosted a spit this afternoon. "

culture entertainment literature art

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A slambook.

Examples :

"My friend showed me his new spit, a beautiful and well-organized collection of his favorite slam poetry. "

writing literature communication

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The refuse of alum works.

Examples :

"The alum works produced a lot of spit, which had to be carefully disposed of. "

material substance chemistry industry

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A subgenre of death metal with elements of hardcore punk focusing on midtempo rhythms, breakdowns and palm-muted riffs

Examples :

"The band's new album is a great example of the spit subgenre of death metal. "

music style type group

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A type of card game, also called ruff and honours.

Examples :

"My grandpa taught me how to play the spit card game. "

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A card game, played all at once without separate turns, in which players attempt to get rid of their cards as quickly as possible according to certain rules.

Examples :

"The kids were excited to play a game of spit at their cousin's birthday party. "

game entertainment

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Losing or winning all the tricks in a game.

Examples :

"In the card game, Maria's team had a great spit, winning all the tricks. "

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A bid of six (small slam) or seven (grand slam) in a suit or no trump.

Examples :

"The team's last bid was a spit, hoping to score a significant victory in the bridge game. "

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Winning all (or all but one) of the available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season.

Examples :

"The basketball team's impressive spit this season earned them the championship trophy. "

sport achievement

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A shambling fellow.

Examples :

"The spit at the back of the classroom was a slow, clumsy student. "

person character being

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Saliva, especially when expectorated.

Examples :

"There was spit all over the washbasin."

body physiology substance

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An instance of spitting; specifically, a light fall of rain or snow.

Examples :

"A light spit of rain started as we walked to school. "

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A person who exactly resembles someone else (usually in set phrases; see spitting image)

Examples :

"My little sister is a spitting image of my mother when she was a teenager. "

appearance person

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verb

To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.

Examples :

"The child spit out the sour, green jelly bean. "

body physiology action

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To emit or expel in a manner similar to evacuating saliva from the mouth; specifically, to rain or snow slightly.

Examples :

"a hot pan spitting droplets of fat"

weather nature environment

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To utter (something) violently.

Examples :

"The angry student spit out his answer, completely ignoring the teacher's question. "

communication action language

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(hip-hop) To rap, to utter.

Examples :

"The rapper spit his rhymes about his tough childhood. "

music language entertainment communication

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To make a spitting sound, like an angry cat.

Examples :

"The cat, angry at being chased, spit at the boy's hand. "

animal sound action

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The depth to which the blade of a spade goes into the soil when it is used for digging; a layer of soil of the depth of a spade's blade.

Examples :

"The farmer measured the topsoil's spit to see how much earth he needed to move. "

agriculture geology environment

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The amount of soil that a spade holds; a spadeful.

Examples :

"The gardener dug a spit of soil and carefully planted the seedling. "

agriculture amount

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To dig (something) using a spade; also, to turn (the soil) using a plough.

Examples :

"The farmer used a spade to spit the soil around the young seedlings. "

agriculture utensil action work

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To plant (something) using a spade.

Examples :

"The farmer used a spade to spit the seeds into the prepared soil. "

agriculture plant

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To dig, to spade.

Examples :

"The farmer used a shovel to spit the soil around the young seedlings. "

agriculture work utensil action