spit

/spɪt/ v [I/T] (present participle spitting, past tense and past participle spat /spæt/ or spit) (FORCE OUT)

Definition

› to force out liquid in the mouth, esp. saliva (= liquid produced in the mouth): [I] He spat on the ground and stared straight ahead. [M] fig. He angrily spat an insult out (= said it quickly).

(Definition of spit v (FORCE OUT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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spit it out idiom
spit n LAND
spit n LIQUID FROM MOUTH
spit n ROD
spit up (something) phrasal verb
spit v FORCE OUT
spite n
splash n AREA OF BRIGHTNESS
splash n SCATTERED LIQUID
splash v HIT WITH LIQUID
splashy adj

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