spit out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms spit out : present tense I/you/we/they spit out he/she/it spits out present participle spitting out past tense spat out past participle spat out informal 1) same as spit I, 1), a) Babies are always spitting… … English dictionary
spit out — phr verb Spit out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑mouthful, ↑word … Collocations dictionary
spit (out) one's dummy — Vrb phrs. To throw a tantrum. Like a child discarding its pacifier (a dummy) in a fit of anger. E.g. If you re gonna spit out your dummy over such a minor insult, then I think you need some anger management … English slang and colloquialisms
spit (out) one's dummy — Vrb phrs. To throw a tantrum. Like a child discarding its pacifier (a dummy) in a fit of anger. E.g. If you re gonna spit out your dummy over such a minor insult, then I think you need some anger management … English slang and colloquialisms
spit out — verb 1. spit up in an explosive manner (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑splutter, ↑sputter • Hypernyms: ↑expectorate, ↑cough up, ↑cough out, ↑spit up … Useful english dictionary
spit out — see spit 5) … English dictionary
spit-out — … Useful english dictionary
spit — spit1 [spit] n. [ME spite < OE spitu, akin to OHG spizzi, sharp: for IE base see SPIKE1] 1. a thin, pointed rod or bar on which meat is impaled for broiling or roasting over a fire or before other direct heat 2. a narrow point of land, or a… … English World dictionary
spit — spit1 [ spıt ] (past tense and past participle spit or spat [ spæt ] ) verb * 1. ) intransitive to force some of the clear liquid called saliva out from your mouth: Dino leaned over and spat on the ground. The woman spat and shouted insults as… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spit — spit1 [spıt] v past tense and past participle spat [spæt] or spit AmE present participle spitting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(liquid from your mouth)¦ 2¦(food/drink etc)¦ 3¦(rain)¦ 4¦(say something)¦ 5 spit it out 6¦(small pieces)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
spit — [[t]spɪ̱t[/t]] spits, spitting, spat (In American English, the form spit is used as the past tense and past participle.) 1) N UNCOUNT Spit is the watery liquid produced in your mouth. You usually use spit to refer to an amount of it that has been … English dictionary
