/ˈspæt/ or chiefly US spit; spit·ting 1 a [no obj] : to force saliva from your mouth
▪ She saw him spit on the sidewalk. ▪ I scolded the child for spitting at another student. ▪ He spit/spat in my face.
b [+ obj] : to force (something, such as food or liquid) from your mouth — often + out ▪ He took a taste of the soup and quickly spat/spit it out. ▪ She spit out her gum before class. — sometimes used figuratively ▪ Our manager was spitting blood/venom [=was extremely angry] when he found out what had happened. ▪ I'm so angry, I could spit nails! 2 [+ obj] : to say (something) in a quick and angry way
▪ She spat a few nasty remarks at him as he left. ▪ “You make me sick!” he spat. 3 [no obj] : to throw off or send out something (such as sparks or drops of fat) especially while burning or cooking
▪ The meat was spitting in the pan. ▪ The wet wood hissed and spat in the fireplace. 4 informal : to rain or snow lightly [no obj] ▪ Take your umbrella, it's spitting. ▪ a cold, spitting rain [+ obj] ▪ The sky briefly spat rain.
▪ She saw him spit on the sidewalk. ▪ I scolded the child for spitting at another student. ▪ He spit/spat in my face.
b [+ obj] : to force (something, such as food or liquid) from your mouth — often + out ▪ He took a taste of the soup and quickly spat/spit it out. ▪ She spit out her gum before class. — sometimes used figuratively ▪ Our manager was spitting blood/venom [=was extremely angry] when he found out what had happened. ▪ I'm so angry, I could spit nails!
▪ She spat a few nasty remarks at him as he left. ▪ “You make me sick!” he spat.
▪ The meat was spitting in the pan. ▪ The wet wood hissed and spat in the fireplace.
spit it out
informal — used to tell someone to say something that he or she does not want to say or is having a hard time saying. ▪ “Come on, spit it out! What happened?”
spit up [phrasal verb]
spit up or spit (something) up or spit up (something) US, informal, of babies : to vomit or throw up a usually small amount of food or liquid
▪ The baby spit up all over my blouse. ▪ The baby spat up his breakfast.
▪ The baby spit up all over my blouse. ▪ The baby spat up his breakfast.




