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Antonyms for spit

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : spit
Phonetic Transcription : spɪt

Definition of spit

Origin :
  • "expel saliva," Old English spittan (Anglian), spætan (West Saxon), from PIE *sp(y)eu-, of imitative origin (see spew). Not the usual Old English word for this; spætlan (see spittle) and spiwan (see spew) are more common. Meaning "to eject saliva (at someone or something) as a gesture of contempt" is in Old English.
  • noun saliva
  • verb eject saliva or substance
Example sentences :
  • By all that's holy, as a favor to me, spit out the words you have uttered.
  • Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
  • You are no Frenchman, to spit flesh with a wire; but you can shoot, can't you?
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • Turn the spit often, so that the meat may be equally done on all sides.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Put it on a spit, and roast it till it is tender throughout.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Wash the meat, wipe it dry, spit it, and cover the fat with paper.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Do not take it off the spit till you see it drop white gravy.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Do not place the spit too near the fire, lest the skin should burn and blister.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Put it on the spit, rub it with butter, and roast it before a brisk fire.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • I saw them grin at the little man and spit tobacco juice his way.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • Her lips pursed as if to spit venom at the word; pursed they remained.
  • Extract from : « Monday or Tuesday » by Virginia Woolf

Synonyms for spit

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