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spit on

spit on verb: to show contempt for someone or something.

Verb

spit on (third-person singular simple present spits on, present participle spitting on, simple past and past participle spat on or spit on)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, slang) To show contempt for someone or something.
    • You just completely spat on my job performance here.
    • I spit on them!

Forms of spit on

third-person singular presentspits on
present participlespitting on
past participlespat on
pastspat on
past participlespit on
pastspit on

Questions about spit on

What does spit on mean?
Spit on means to show contempt for someone or something.
What part of speech is spit on?
Spit on is a verb.
What is the past tense of spit on?
The past tense of spit on is spat on.

Words near spit on in the dictionary

  1. spit jacks
  2. spit mask
  3. spit masks
  4. spit nails
  5. spit of land
  6. spit on
  7. spit out
  8. spit roast
  9. spit roasted
  10. spit roaster
  11. spit roasters

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