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• spit|fire — «SPIHT FYR», noun. 1. a person, especially a woman or girl, who has a quick and fiery temper. 2. something that sends forth fire, such as a cannon or certain fireworks …   Useful english dictionary

• Fire (TV series) — Fire is an Australian television series transmitted on the Seven Network between 1995 and 1996. It was shown in the UK Ireland on Sky One. In 1999 and 2000, the series was shown on Channel 5.The series explored the lives of a platoon of… …   Wikipedia

• Spit — may refer to: *Spitting, the act of forcibly expelling from the mouth ** Spit, another word for saliva *Spit (archaeology) an archaeological term for a unit of archaeological excavation *Spit (landform), a section of land that extends into a body …   Wikipedia

• 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 — 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

• spit|rack — «SPIHT RAK», noun. an iron rack formerly used to support a spit before a fire …   Useful english dictionary

• spit — spit1 [spıt] v past tense and past participle spat [spæt] or spit AmE present participle spitting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(liquid from your mouth)¦ 2¦(food/drink etc)¦ 3¦(rain)¦ 4¦(say something)¦ 5 spit it out 6¦(small pieces)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• spit — spit1 spitlike, adj. /spit/, v., spit or spat, spitting, n. v.i. 1. to eject saliva from the mouth; expectorate. 2. to express hatred, contempt, etc., by or as if by ejecting saliva from the mouth. 3. to sputter: grease spitting on the fire. 4.… …   Universalium

• spit — 1 past tense and past participle spat also spit AmE present participle spitting verb 1 LIQUID FROM YOUR MOUTH (I) to blow a small amount of saliva (=the liquid in your mouth) out of your mouth (+ at/on): Mom, Judy spit at me! | Kevin cleared his… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• spit — [[t]spɪ̱t[/t]] spits, spitting, spat (In American English, the form spit is used as the past tense and past participle.) 1) N UNCOUNT Spit is the watery liquid produced in your mouth. You usually use spit to refer to an amount of it that has been …   English dictionary

• 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