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单词 spit
释义

spit

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noun (1)

ˈspit How to pronounce spit (audio)
1
: a slender pointed rod for holding meat over a fire
2
: a small point of land especially of sand or gravel running into a body of water

spit

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verb (1)

spitted; spitting

transitive verb

: to fix on or as if on a spit : impale

spit

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verb (2)

spit or spat ˈspat How to pronounce spit (audio) ; spitting

transitive verb

1
a
: to eject (something) from the mouth : expectorate
b(1)
: to express (unpleasant or malicious feelings) by or as if by spitting
(2)
: to utter with a spitting sound or scornful expression
spat out his words
c
: to emit as if by spitting
especially : to emit (precipitation) in driving particles or in flurries
spit rain
2
: to set to burning
spit a fuse

intransitive verb

1
a(1)
: to eject saliva as an expression of aversion or contempt
(2)
: to exhibit contempt
b
: to eject matter (such as saliva) from the mouth : expectorate
2
: to rain or snow slightly or in flurries
3
: to make a noise suggesting expectoration : sputter

spit

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noun (2)

1
a(1)
: spittle, saliva
(2)
: the act or an instance of spitting
b(1)
: a frothy secretion exuded by spittlebugs
(2)
: spittlebug
2
: perfect likeness
3
: a sprinkle of rain or flurry of snow
Phrases
spit it out
: to say what is in the mind without further delay

Synonyms

Noun (1)

  • arm
  • cape
  • foreland
  • headland
  • ness
  • peninsula
  • point
  • promontory

Verb (1)

  • gore
  • harpoon
  • impale
  • jab
  • lance
  • peck
  • pick
  • pierce
  • pink
  • puncture
  • run through
  • skewer
  • spear
  • spike
  • stab
  • stick
  • transfix
  • transpierce

Noun (2)

  • alter ego
  • carbon
  • carbon copy
  • clone
  • counterpart
  • doppelgänger
  • doppelganger
  • double
  • duplicate
  • duplication
  • facsimile
  • fetch
  • image
  • likeness
  • look-alike
  • match
  • mirror image
  • picture
  • replica
  • ringer
  • spitting image
  • twin
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English spitu; akin to Old High German spiz spit, spizzi pointed

Verb (2)

Middle English spitten, from Old English spittan; akin to Middle High German spiutzen to spit

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Kids Definition

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verb

ˈspit How to pronounce spit (audio)
spit or spat
ˈspat
; spitting
1
: to force (saliva) from the mouth
He spat on the ground.
2
: to force (something) from the mouth
Spit out your gum.
3
: to express by or as if by spitting
He was spitting an angry answer.
4
: to give off usually briskly : emit
The fire is spitting sparks.
Then the men were gone … in a vehicle that spit pebbles from its whirling tires. Lois Lowry, The Giver
5
: to rain lightly or snow in flurries

spit

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noun

1
: saliva
2
: a foamy material given off by some insects
3
: perfect likeness
The child was the spit and image of the parent.

spit

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noun

1
: a thin pointed rod for holding meat over a fire
2
: a small point of land that runs out into a body of water

Medical Definition

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verb

ˈspit How to pronounce spit (audio)
spit or spat ˈspat How to pronounce spit (audio) ; spitting

transitive verb

: to eject (as saliva) from the mouth

intransitive verb

: to eject saliva from the mouth

spit

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noun

: saliva

spit 1 of 3

noun (1)

as in cape
an area of land that juts out into a body of water at the northeast end of the island is a long spit whose terminal is crowned by a towering lighthouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • cape
  • point
  • peninsula
  • arm
  • headland
  • ness
  • promontory
  • jetty
  • breakwater
  • foreland

spit

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noun (2)

1
as in replica
something or someone that strongly resembles another the spit and image of his father

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • replica
  • twin
  • clone
  • picture
  • image
  • double
  • fetch
  • duplicate
  • equivalent
  • mirror image
  • carbon copy
  • alter ego
  • spitting image
  • counterpart
  • portrait
  • match
  • duplication
  • carbon
  • likeness
  • ringer
  • doppelganger
  • look-alike
  • facsimile
  • doppelgänger
  • effigy
  • equal
  • portrayal
  • mate
  • fellow
  • companion
  • parallel
  • analogue
  • Chinese copy
  • analog

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • reverse
  • opposite
  • converse
  • antithesis
2
as in saliva
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands so dry that he felt as if he had no spit left in his mouth

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • saliva
  • spittle
  • drool
  • slaver
  • foam
  • froth
  • slobber
  • sputum
  • expectoration
  • salivation

spit

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verb

as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object according to the propaganda put out by the war ministry, enemy soldiers were spitting innocent babies on bayonets

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • stab
  • pierce
  • stick
  • pick
  • puncture
  • jab
  • peck
  • spear
  • punch
  • pink
  • poke
  • lance
  • gore
  • spike
  • harpoon
  • impale
  • skewer
  • slice
  • run through
  • transfix
  • transpierce
  • perforate
  • cut
  • thrust
  • spindle
  • prick
  • pike
  • bayonet
  • knife
  • quill
  • riddle
  • prong
  • gimlet
  • poniard
  • pinprick
  • dirk
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