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# spit

«spit» in Mova's school dictionary: **to push liquid or food out of your mouth** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (spit, spits, spat/spit, spitting); noun (spit, uncountable; a spit, spits)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To spit is to push liquid or food out of your mouth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spit/#m1)

2) Spit is the liquid in your mouth (saliva). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spit/#m2)

3) A spit is a long metal rod for roasting meat over a fire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spit/#m3)

4) A spit is a long, narrow point of land sticking out into the sea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spit/#m4)

5) To spit (of rain) is to rain lightly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spit/#m5)

6) To be the spitting image of someone is to look exactly like them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spit/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

In hygiene and manners, spitting in public is rude and spreads germs; spit toothpaste into the sink. In science, spit (saliva) begins digestion. In geography, a spit is a landform made by waves carrying sand and stones along a coast. In nature, llamas and some snakes spit to defend themselves. Phrases: spit out, spit it out (say it!), spitting image, it's spitting (light rain).

### examples

- Spit the toothpaste into the sink. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spit/#x1)
- It's rude to spit on the pavement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spit/#x2)
- Spit out that gum! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spit/#x3)
- The llama spat at the visitors. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spit/#x4)
- They roasted a pig on a spit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spit/#x5)
- We walked to the end of the sandy spit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spit/#x6)
- It's only spitting, so we can still play outside. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spit/#x7)
- You're the spitting image of your dad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spit/#x8)
- In the kitchen the deer roasted on the spit before the fire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spit/#x9)

### note

Past form spat in British English; Americans also use spit. Spitting at someone is very rude and can spread illness. "Spit it out!" means say what you want to say quickly.

### In the corpora

- [Llamas and alpacas live in the Andes; their blood carries oxygen well, and they spit mostly at each other to settle arguments.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/183-mountains-of-the-world-snow-leopards-high-flying-geese-condors-and-everest-spiders/12/)
- [Swallows and house martins build cup nests from mud mixed with spit, and a house martin nest takes about 1,000 mud pellets.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/243-animal-builders-termite-mounds-weaver-birds-and-other-nest-makers/11/)
- [In many countries street dogs can carry rabies, a deadly virus in the spit.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/371-street-dogs-and-cats-feeding-safety-and-never-touching-a-strange-animal/6/)
- [Rabies is a virus carried in the spit of infected animals, and in many countries street dogs are the main source.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/371-street-dogs-and-cats-feeding-safety-and-never-touching-a-strange-animal/11/)
- [A mosquito had dinner while you slept, and the itch is your body reacting to its spit.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/399-bites-stings-and-scratches-mosquitoes-wasps-ticks-dog-bites-and-cat-scratches/1/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «spit» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spit/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.