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spitting
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spit \Spit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spit ( Spat, archaic); p. pr. & vb. n. Spitting.] [AS. spittan; akin to G. sp["u]tzen, Dan. spytte, Sw. spotta,Icel. sp?ta, and prob. E. spew. The past tense spat is due to AS. sp?tte, from sp?tan to spit. Cf. Spat, n., Spew, Spawl, Spot, n.]
To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth. ``Thus spit I out my venom.''
--Chaucer.-
To eject; to throw out; to belch.
Note: Spitted was sometimes used as the preterit and the past participle. ``He . . . shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on.''
--Luke xviii. 32.
Spit \Spit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Spitting.] [From Spit, n.; cf. Speet.]
To thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to thrust through or impale; as, to spit a loin of veal. ``Infants spitted upon pikes.''
--Shak.To spade; to dig. [Prov. Eng.]
Wiktionary
n. (context chiefly archaic medicine English) expectoration vb. (present participle of spit English)
WordNet
v. expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer" [syn: ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue]
utter with anger or contempt [syn: spit out]
rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" [syn: sprinkle, spatter, patter, pitter-patter]
drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ" [syn: skewer]
n. the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) [syn: spit, expectoration]
n. a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea [syn: tongue]
a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches [syn: saliva, spittle]
a skewer for holding meat over a fire
the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) [syn: spitting, expectoration]
See spit
Wikipedia
Spitting is the act of forcibly ejecting saliva or other substances from the mouth.
It is currently considered rude and a social taboo in many parts of the world including the West, while in some other parts of the world it is considered more socially acceptable. It is commonly believed that it is possible to transmit infectious diseases in this way, including tuberculosis, influenza, and the common cold but the epidemiological evidence that this is the case is not present and it is likely that this belief, although intuitive, is not reflective of meaningful risk.
Spitting upon another person, especially onto the face, is a universal sign of anger, hatred, disrespect or contempt. It can represent a "symbolical regurgitation" or an act of intentional contamination.
In some Asian cultures, it is believed that spitting in public is bad luck, because one may unknowingly spit on invisible spirits who take this as an act of great disrespect and will then curse the spitter. Spitting of saliva or of the red coloured 'paan' witnessed in some parts of rural India is also believed to be a major health hazard as it is commonly believed to transmit airborne diseases like tuberculosis, and is hence frowned upon.
Usage examples of "spitting".
Sure enough, this was the case inNogales: within spitting distance of the border a chemist was advertising amoxycillin and ampicillin at 35 per cent discount.
Mistress Anan was death on anybody spitting on her floors, or tossing bones, or even tapping out a pipe.
Barbarians were confounded by the image of their own patience and the masculine females, spitting in the faces of their sons and husbands, most bitterly reproached them for betraying their dominion and freedom to these pygmies of the south, contemptible in their numbers, diminutive in their stature.
American blurted passionately, spitting a mouthful of blood and broken enamel onto the floor.
But, as she spoke, a black-jowled fellow laughed, And, spitting, tripped her with out-thrust pike-shaft, That down she fell and wailed most piteously, Whereat the brawny fellows laughed all three.
Though Bray had practiced many times the act of spitting it out, he still gagged as he belched it forth.
On the cover was the stenciled outline of a fire extinguisher spitting bullets through its nozzle.
Looking about in the antechamber, I failed to see Locusta until she stormed at me from the shadow of a pillar, spitting all sorts of obscene oaths.
If the side shields on his drive massor that of one of his enemiesfailed, those black holes could crunch him up without even spitting out his bones.
Bernath of Amalgamated Mining was in midstream, spitting water and wading one way while her horse went in the other.
He and Hannibal were having supper outside the open doors of the kitchen when Shaw appeared in the passway and loafed across the yard to them, spitting to bacco as he came.
Another sip as he pondered and prioritized the next three thoughts, without spitting.
Christmas bob-fleshy with raisiny eyes, and hissing and spitting talk.
He smoked with lips protruding, spitting every moment, recoiling at every puff.
American soldiers were fighting to defend American values and rescue a brother nation from Communist aggression-and here were fellow Americans spitting on them, reviling them.