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spit

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verb

/ˈspɪt/ spits; spat /ˈspæt/ or chiefly US spit; spitting

[no obj] :to force saliva from your mouth

She saw him spit on the sidewalk.

I scolded the child for spitting at another student.

He spit/spat in my face.

[+ obj] :to force (something, such as food or liquid) from your mouth - often + out

He took a taste of the soup and quickly spat/spit it out.

She spit out her gum before class. - sometimes used figuratively

Our manager was spitting blood/venom [=was extremely angry] when he found out what had happened.

I'm so angry, I could spit nails!

[+ obj] :to say (something) in a quick and angry way

She spat a few nasty remarks at him as he left.

You make me sick! he spat.

[no obj] :to throw off or send out something (such as sparks or drops of fat) especially while burning or cooking

The meat was spitting in the pan.

The wet wood hissed and spat in the fireplace.

informal :to rain or snow lightly [no obj]

Take your umbrella, it's spitting.

a cold, spitting rain [+ obj]

The sky briefly spat rain.

spit it out

informal - used to tell someone to say something that he or she does not want to say or is having a hard time saying.

Come on, spit it out! What happened?

spit up

[phrasal verb]

spit up or spit (something) up or spit up (something) US informal of babies :to vomit or throw up a usually small amount of food or liquid

The baby spit up all over my blouse.

The baby spat up his breakfast.

noun

[noncount] the liquid produced in your mouth :saliva

I wiped the spit [=drool, spittle] off the baby's chin.

someone who looks very much like someone else :spitting image

She's the spit and image of her mother. = (Brit) She's the (dead) spit of her mother. - compare 3spit

spit and vinegar

US informal :strength and energy

She's 80 years old but still full of spit and vinegar.

noun

plural spits

[count] a thin pointed rod or stick that is used for holding meat over a fire to cook it

a narrow piece of land that goes out into a body of water

a narrow spit of land - compare 2spit

* Các từ tương tự:
spit and polish, spitball, spite, spiteful, spitting distance, spitting image, spittle, spittoon, spit-up