spit+(spat)

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• Spat — Spit Spit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spit} ({Spat}, archaic); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spitting}.] [AS. spittan; akin to G. sp[ u]tzen, Dan. spytte, Sw. spotta,Icel. sp?ta, and prob. E. spew. The past tense spat is due to AS. sp?tte, from sp?tan to spit. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Spit — Spit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spit} ({Spat}, archaic); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spitting}.] [AS. spittan; akin to G. sp[ u]tzen, Dan. spytte, Sw. spotta,Icel. sp?ta, and prob. E. spew. The past tense spat is due to AS. sp?tte, from sp?tan to spit. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Spit — Spit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spit} ({Spat}, archaic); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spitting}.] [AS. spittan; akin to G. sp[ u]tzen, Dan. spytte, Sw. spotta,Icel. sp?ta, and prob. E. spew. The past tense spat is due to AS. sp?tte, from sp?tan to spit. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Spit Bridge — The Spit Bridge is a bascule bridge that carries Spit Road over Middle Harbour in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, at a point called The Spit, 10 km north east of the CBD. It connects the suburbs of Mosman, on the south bank and Seaforth, on… …   Wikipedia

• spit — I [[t]spɪt[/t]] v. spit spat, spit•ting, 1) cvb phl to eject saliva from the mouth; expectorate 2) to sputter: grease spitting in the fire[/ex] 3) to eject from the mouth: to spit watermelon seeds[/ex] 4) to throw out or emit like saliva 5) spit… …   From formal English to slang

• spat — spat1 [spæt] the past tense and past participle of ↑spit spat 2 spat2 n [Sense: 1; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from the sound of a blow.] [Sense: 2; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: spatterdash spat (17 20 centuries), from spatter + dash] 1.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• spit — vb, spit or spat spat; spit·ting vt to eject (as saliva) from the mouth vi to eject saliva from the mouth spit n SALIVA …   Medical dictionary

• spit at — ˈspit at [transitive] [he/she/it spits at present participle spitting at past tense spat at past participle spat at] phrasal verb to fo …   Useful english dictionary

• spit — Ⅰ. spit [1] ► VERB (spitting; past and past part. spat or spit) 1) eject saliva forcibly from one s mouth. 2) forcibly eject (food or liquid) from one s mouth. 3) say in a hostile way. 4) (o …   English terms dictionary

• spit — verb. The form for the regular past tense and past participle in BrE is spat, but in AmE either spat or spit is used: • I was so mad I could have spit New Yorker, 1989 …   Modern English usage

• spit — spit1 [spit] n. [ME spite < OE spitu, akin to OHG spizzi, sharp: for IE base see SPIKE1] 1. a thin, pointed rod or bar on which meat is impaled for broiling or roasting over a fire or before other direct heat 2. a narrow point of land, or a… …   English World dictionary