spit tacks in English

Forms: spits tacks [present, singular, third-person], spitting tacks [participle, present], spat tacks [participle, past], spat tacks [past], spit tacks [participle, past], spit tacks [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|spit<,,spat:spit> tacks}} spit tacks (third-person singular simple present spits tacks, present participle spitting tacks, simple past and past participle spat tacks or spit tacks)

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    {
      "form": "spits tacks",
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    },
    {
      "form": "spitting tacks",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spat tacks",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spat tacks",
      "tags": [
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "spit tacks",
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      "form": "spit tacks",
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        "To be angry."
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        "(slang, New Zealand, Australia, intransitive) To be angry."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "spit chips"
        },
        {
          "word": "spit nails"
        },
        {
          "word": "spit venom"
        },
        {
          "word": "spit blood"
        }
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  "word": "spit tacks"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "spits tacks",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spitting tacks",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spat tacks",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spat tacks",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "spit tacks",
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        "past"
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        "To be angry."
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "spit chips"
        },
        {
          "word": "spit nails"
        },
        {
          "word": "spit venom"
        },
        {
          "word": "spit blood"
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"spit tacks" meaning in English

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