spit

1. 1.

   expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth

   “The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer”

   Synonymsptyalizeptyalisespewspue

   Broaderexpectorate
2. 2.

   utter with anger or contempt

   Synonymsspit out

   Broaderutter
3. 3.

   rain gently

   “It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick”

   Synonymssprinklespatterpatterpitter-patter

   Broaderrain
4. 4.

   drive a skewer through

   “skewer the meat for the BBQ”

   Synonymsskewer

   Broaderpin

Other forms of spit

plural

spits·

past tense or participle

spat

past tense or participle

spitted

present participle

spitting

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about spit

What does spit mean?

spit means "a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea". That is the primary sense; the word has 8 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in spit?

spit has 1 syllable: spit. In IPA it is /ˈspɪt/.

What is another word for spit?

Close synonyms include tongue, saliva, spittle, spitting, expectoration. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is spit a common word?

spit is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.