Spit — Defs

01 n. A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding meat while roasting.

1.
A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding meat while roasting.
2.
A small point of land running into the sea, or a long, narrow shoal extending from the shore into the sea; as, a spit of sand.
3.
The depth to which a spade goes in digging; a spade; a spadeful.[Prov. Eng.]

02 v. t. To thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to thrust through or impale; as, to spit a loin of veal.

imp. & p. p. Spitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Spitting

1.
To thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to thrust through or impale; as, to spit a loin of veal.
2.
To spade; to dig.[Prov. Eng.]

03 v. i. To attend to a spit; to use a spit.

1.
To attend to a spit; to use a spit.[Obs.]
“She's spitting in the kitchen.” — Old Play.

04 v. t. To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth.

imp. & p. p. Spit; p. pr. & vb. n. Spitting

1.
To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth.archaic
2.
To eject; to throw out; to belch.

05 n. The secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle; saliva; sputum.

06 v. i. To throw out saliva from the mouth.

1.
To throw out saliva from the mouth.
2.
To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles.
“It had been spitting with rain.” — Dickens.

Phrases & compounds

To spit on — to insult grossly; to treat with contempt.