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| spit [ spit ] |
noun (plural spits) |
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1. thin rod for roasting something: a thin rod on which something is impaled for roasting over a fire
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2. land projecting from shore: an elongated point of land or shoal projecting into a body of water
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transitive verb (past and past participle spit·ted, present participle spit·ting, 3rd person present singular spits) |
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1. impale something on spit: to impale something on a roasting spit
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2. impale somebody: to impale somebody on a long pointed object
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| [ Old English spitu< Indo-European, "sharp point"] |
