"spit" meaning in English

See spit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /'spɪt/ Audio: en-us-spit.ogg [US] Forms: spit [singular], spits [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A spit is a rod on which meat is grilled.
    Sense id: simple-spit-en-noun-5MHOfvlQ
  2. A spit is a narrow, pointed peninsula that usually has sand on it.
    Sense id: simple-spit-en-noun-LBeo64kG

Verb

IPA: /'spɪt/ Audio: en-us-spit.ogg [US] Forms: spat [past], spat [past, participle], spit [canonical], spits [third-person, singular], spit [past], spit [past, participle], spitting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|spit|spits|spat|spat|spitting}} [POS TABLE], {{verb|spit|spits|spit|spit|spitting}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you spit something out of your mouth, you eject it from your mouth with force.
    Sense id: simple-spit-en-verb-NgbF7zSn

Verb

IPA: /'spɪt/ Audio: en-us-spit.ogg [US] Forms: spit [canonical], spits [third-person, singular], spitted [past], spitted [past, participle], spitting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|spit|t}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you spit something, you stick a spit through it.
    Sense id: simple-spit-en-verb-kLqwvwGs
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