spit1
  
  v.
 (spits, spitting; past and past part. spat or spit)
    - eject saliva forcibly from one's mouth. ▸forcibly eject (food or liquid) from one's mouth. ▸
(spit up)
 N. Amer. (especially of a baby) vomit. 
- utter in a hostile way.
- (of a fire or something being cooked) emit small bursts of sparks or hot fat with a series of explosive noises.
- 
(it spits, it is spitting, etc.)
 Brit. light rain falls.
n.
  - saliva.
- an act of spitting.
Phrase
  
    - be the spit 
(or the dead spit)
 of
 informal look exactly like. 
[see spitting image.]
- spit blood 
(or Austral. chips)
 be very angry.
- spit feathers
 informal, chiefly Brit.- be very thirsty.
- be very angry.
 
- spit in the eye 
(or face)
 of
 show contempt or scorn for.
- spit it out
 [in imper.]
 informal say something unhesitatingly.
- spit-and-sawdust
 Brit. informal (of a pub) old-fashioned and simple, of a type whose floor was originally covered with sawdust.
 
  Derivative
  
  Etymology
  OE spittan, of imitative origin.
 
  
    
spit2
  
  n.
  - a long, thin metal rod pushed through meat in order to hold and turn it while it is roasted over an open fire.
- a narrow point of land projecting into the sea.
v.
 (spits, spitting, spitted)
 put a spit through (meat).
Etymology
  OE spitu, of W. Gmc origin.
 
  
    
spit3
  
  n.
 (pl. same or spits)
 a layer of earth whose depth is equal to the length of the blade of a spade.
Etymology
  C16: from MDu. and Mid. Low Ger.; prob. rel. to spit2.