spit

SPIT, noun [G.]1. An iron prong or bar pointed, on which meat is roasted.2. Such depth of earth as is pierced by the spade at once. [D. spit a spade.]3. 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.SPIT, verb transitive [from the noun.]1. To thrust a spit through; to put upon a spit; as, to spit a loin of veal.2. To thrust through; to pierce.SPIT, verb transitive preterit tense and participle passive spit Spat is obsolete. [G. The sense is to throw or drive.]1. To eject from the mouth; to thrust out, as saliva or other matter from the mouth.2. To eject or throw out with violence.SPIT, verb intransitive To throw out saliva from the mouth. It is a dirty trick to spit on the floor or carpet.SPIT, noun What is ejected from the mouth; saliva