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| n. (object) | 1. spit, tongue | a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea. | 
|  | ~ cape, ness | a strip of land projecting into a body of water. | 
|  | ~ sand | a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral. | 
| n. (body) | 2. saliva, spit, spittle | a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches. | 
|  | ~ secretion | a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell. | 
|  | ~ slobber, dribble, drivel, drool | saliva spilling from the mouth. | 
|  | ~ tobacco juice | saliva colored brown by tobacco (snuff or chewing tobacco). | 
|  | ~ salivary gland | any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion. | 
|  | ~ ptyalin | an amylase secreted in saliva. | 
| n. (artifact) | 3. spit | a skewer for holding meat over a fire. | 
|  | ~ brochette | a small spit or skewer. | 
|  | ~ rack, stand | a support for displaying various articles.; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack" | 
|  | ~ skewer | a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted. | 
|  | ~ turnspit | a roasting spit that can be turned. | 
| n. (act) | 4. expectoration, spit, spitting | the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva). | 
|  | ~ ejection, forcing out, expulsion, projection | the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting. | 
| v. (body) | 5. ptyalise, ptyalize, spew, spit, spue | expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth.; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer" | 
|  | ~ cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit up, spit out | discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth. | 
| v. (communication) | 6. spit, spit out | utter with anger or contempt. | 
|  | ~ let loose, let out, utter, emit | express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words).; "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" | 
| v. (weather) | 7. patter, pitter-patter, spatter, spit, sprinkle | rain gently.; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" | 
|  | ~ rain, rain down | precipitate as rain.; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding" | 
| v. (contact) | 8. skewer, spit | drive a skewer through.; "skewer the meat for the BBQ" | 
|  | ~ pin | pierce with a pin.; "pin down the butterfly" | 
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