spit

spit meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Examples of spit in a sentence

• Sand-spits are unfinished beaches, and long tongues or points of land, formed of sand and shingle, by the transporting action of currents and the waves.1843, William W[illiams] Mather, “Marine Alluvial Detritus”, in Geology of New-York (Natural History of New York; part 4), part I...
• Chiao Shih, 44 feet high, lies about 1/2 mile southeastward of Ko-li, a 199-foot islet, that lies close off the south end of Pei-kan-t’ang Tao and is connected to it by a stoney spit.1962, Publications, number 94, United States Hydrographic Office, →OCLC, page 228, column 2:
• Playa margins are dominated by relict shoreline features, such as wave-cut terraces, depositional beach ridges, and offshore bars and spits.2016, Robert C. Graham, A. Toby O’Geen, “Geomorphology and Soils”, in Harold Mooney, Erika Zavaleta, editors, Ecosystems of California...
• Fried or roast mice, spitted on sticks like kebabs, are often offered for sale by the roadside.1991, I. F. La Croix, E. A. S. La Croix, T. M. La Croix, “Malaŵi: Climate and Geography”, in Orchids of Malaŵi: The Epiphytic and...

All 40 example sentences with spit

Synonyms of spit

• broach
• expectorate
• expectoration
• spittle
• slam
• delve

All synonyms of spit

Forms of spit

Past tense of spit: spat or spit

Plural of spit: spits

Origin of spit

The noun is from Middle English spit, spite, spete, spette, spyte, spytte (“rod on which meat is cooked; rod used as a torture instrument; short spear; point of a spear; spine in the fin of a fish; pointed object; dagger symbol; land projecting into the sea”), from Old English spitu (“rod on which meat is cooked; spit”), from Proto-Germanic *spitō (“rod; skewer; spike”), *spituz (“rod on which meat is cooked; stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *speyd-, *spey- (“sharp; sharp stick”). The English word is cognate with Dutch spit, Low German Spitt (“pike, spear; spike; skewer; spit”), Danish spid, Swedish spett (“skewer; spit; type of crowbar”). The verb is derived from the noun, or from Middle English spiten (“to put on a spit; to impale”), from spit, spite: see above. The English verb is cognate with Middle Dutch speten, spitten (modern Dutch speten), Middle Low German speten (Low German spitten, modern German spießen (“to skewer, to spear”), spissen (now dialectal)) and Danish spidde.

The verb is from Middle English spē̆ten, spete (“to spit (blood, phlegm, saliva, venom, etc.); of a fire: to emit sparks”), from Old English spǣtan (“to spit; to squirt”); or from Middle English spit, spitte, spitten (“to spit (blood, phlegm, saliva, venom, etc.); of a fire: to emit sparks”), from Old English spittan, spyttan (“to spit”), both from Proto-Germanic, from Proto-Indo-European *sp(y)ēw, *spyū, ultimately imitative; compare Middle English spitelen (“to spit out, expectorate”) and English spew. The English word is cognate with Danish spytte (“to spit”), North Frisian spütte, Norwegian spytte (“to spit”), Swedish spotta (“to spit”), Old Norse spýta (Faroese spýta (“to spit”), Icelandic spýta (“to spit”)). The noun is derived from the verb; compare Danish spyt (“spit”), Middle English spit, spytte (“saliva, spittle, sputum”), spet (“saliva, spittle”), spē̆tel (“saliva, spittle”), North Frisian spiit.

The noun is from Middle Dutch speet, spit, Middle Low German spêdt, spit (Low German spit); the word is cognate with Dutch spit, North Frisian spatt, spet, West Frisian spit. The verb is from Middle English spitten (“to dig”), from Old English spittan (“to dig with a spade”), possibly from spitu (“rod on which meat is cooked; spit”); see further at etymology 1. The English word is cognate with Middle Dutch spetten, spitten (modern Dutch spitten), Middle Low German speten, spitten (Low German spitten), North Frisian spat, West Frisian spitte.

Words formed from spit

• sandspit
• spitbraai
• spit cake
• spit engine
• Spithead
• spit jack
• spit of land
• turnspit
• unspit
• spitless
• chew-and-spit
• chew the meat and spit out the bones
• chew up and spit out
• Equatorial spitting cobra
• misspit
• not know whether to spit or go blind
• outspit
• spit blood
• spit box
• spit bucket
• spit chips
• spit facts
• spit feathers
• spit fire
• spit in someone's face
• spit in the ocean
• spit in the wind
• spit into the wind
• spit it out
• spit nails
• spit on
• spit out
• spit-poison
• spit straight facts
• spit tacks
• spitter
• spit the dummy
• spitting chips
• spitting cobra
• spitting distance
• spitting image
• spitting spider
• spit up
• spit venom
• swap spit
• trust someone as far as one can spit
• trust someone as far as one could spit
• batspit
• bespit
• bullspit
• cough and a spit
• cuckoo spit
• dummy spit
• frog spit
• spit and baling wire
• spit and image
• spit and polish
• spit-and-sawdust
• spit and vinegar
• spitball

Related words

• skewer
• spit-spot

Phrases with spit

• spit wad
• sand spit
• spit bath
• spit curl
• spit hood
• spit mask
• spit take
• spit wads
• Sandy Spit
• spit baths
• spit boxes
• spit cakes

Words that rhyme with spit

• hit
• bit
• pit
• sit
• split
• fit
• it
• shit
• remit
• commit
• quit
• kit

Questions about spit

What does spit mean?

Spit means a thin metal or wooden rod on which meat is skewered for cooking, often over a fire.

What is spit in Hindi?

Spit in Hindi is थूकना (thūknā), थूक (thūk). See Spit meaning in Hindi.

How do you use spit in a sentence?

Sand-spits are unfinished beaches, and long tongues or points of land, formed of sand and shingle, by the transporting action of currents and the waves.

What part of speech is spit?

Spit can be a noun or a verb.

How do you pronounce spit?

Spit is pronounced /spɪt/ (UK).

What is the plural of spit?

The plural of spit is spits.