Spit (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

• Be sure to spit the vegetables before placing them on the grill.
• She began to spit the shrimp for the appetizer before cooking them in the pan.
• Can you please spit a few more slices of pineapple for our kebabs.
• In order to ensure the even cooking, it's essential to spit the meat before grilling.
• Start by spitting the cherry tomatoes, onions, and mushrooms for the vegetable skewers.

Synonyms

• Skewer

Hypernyms

• Pin

Related Words

• Spit (noun)

Meaning ²

Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer".

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Synonyms

• Ptyalize
• Ptyalise
• Spue
• Spew

Hypernyms

• Spit Out
• Spit Up
• Cough Up
• Cough Out

Related Words

• Spit Up (verb)
• Spitting (noun)
• Spitter (noun)
• Spit (noun)

Meaning ³

Utter with anger or contempt.

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

• Spit Out

Hypernyms

• Emit
• Let Out
• Let Loose

Meaning ⁴

Rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick".

Classification

Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.

Synonyms

• Spatter
• Patter
• Sprinkle
• Pitter-patter

Hypernyms

• Rain