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(spĭt) 
n.
v., spat (spăt), or spit, spit·ting, spits. v.tr.
spit2 (spĭt)
n.
To impale on or as if on a spit.
n.
- Saliva, especially when expectorated; spittle.
- The act of expectorating.
- Something, such as the frothy secretion of spittle bugs, that resembles spit.
- A brief, scattered rainfall or snowfall.
- Informal. The perfect likeness: He's the spit and image of his father.
v., spat (spăt), or spit, spit·ting, spits. v.tr.
- To eject from the mouth: spat out the grape seeds.
- To eject as if from the mouth: a fire spitting sparks.
- To emit suddenly and forcefully: spat out an insult.
- To eject matter from the mouth; expectorate.
- To express contempt or animosity by or as if by ejecting matter from the mouth.
- To make a hissing or sputtering noise.
- To rain or snow in light, scattered drops or flakes.
spit up
- To vomit.
[Middle English, from spitten, to spit, from Old English spittan, ultimately of imitative origin.]
spit2 (spĭt)
n.
- A slender, pointed rod on which meat is impaled for broiling.
- A narrow point of land extending into a body of water.
To impale on or as if on a spit.
[Middle English, from Old English spitu.]
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Thin metal bar on which meat, poultry, or game is roasted in front of an open fire, and rotated during cooking; now also inside an oven or grill.
n. a narrow point of land projecting into the sea: a narrow spit of land shelters the bay.
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A ridge of sand running away from the coast, usually with a curved seaward end. Spits grow in the prevailing direction of longshore drift. Their ends are curved by the action of waves coming from different directions.
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Originally a ‘spade-depth of earth’ but in modern archaeological excavation the term is applied to a defined thickness of deposit (typically between 1cm and 10 cm) that is removed as a single operation. See also spit excavation.
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A spadeful of soil; the depth of soil equal to the length of a spade's blade.
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sign description: The fist begins at the mouth and moves outward as the index finger is extended.
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spit
noun unsolicited commerical communications received on a telephone linked to the internet [an acronym of spam over internet telephony]
noun unsolicited commerical communications received on a telephone linked to the internet [an acronym of spam over internet telephony]
A new plague of unwanted messages threatens internet users, according to a US company. Spam and spim- spam by instant messenger- are about to be joined by 'spit'- spam over internet telephony. Qovia, based in Frederick, Maryland, have recently filed two patent applications for technology to thwart spit. Internet telephony involves making phone calls using the internet instead of traditional phone lines. Also known as voice-over IP (VoIP), it is rapidly rising in popularity thanks to the fact that internet connections are becoming faster, and because it is cheap- it avoids the taxes levied on landline calls (New Scientist)
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categories related to 'spit'
- Processes, Phenomena, Events, and Techniques - spit: curved sand deposit formed by current turning and slowing into a bay
- Coastal Land, Islands, and the Sea - spit: narrow point of land extending into water; long, narrow reef
- Building and Machine Parts - spit: pointed, narrow rod
- Cookers - spit: pointed skewer to hold meat over fire or coals
- Expressions of Feeling - spit: utter violently, often while saliva is ejected from mouth
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Spitting
For other uses, see Spit.
Saint-Cloud soft-paste porcelain spitting bowl, "Famille verte", 1730-1740
A more prosaic polychromed toleware spitoon of the late 19th or early 20th century
Spitting or expectoration is the act of forcibly ejecting saliva or other substances from the mouth. It is currently considered rude and a social taboo in many parts of the world including the West, while in some other parts of the world it is considered more socially acceptable. It is possible to transmit infectious diseases in this way, including tuberculosis, influenza, and the common cold.
Spitting upon another person, especially onto the face, is a universal sign of anger, hatred, disrespect or contempt.[citation needed] It can represent a "symbolical regurgitation"[clarification needed] or an act of intentional contamination.
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In Western Europe
Social attitudes towards spitting have changed greatly in Western Europe since the Middle Ages. Then, frequent spitting was part of everyday life, and at all levels of society it was thought ill-mannered to suck back saliva to avoid spitting. By the early 1700s, spitting had become seen as something which should be concealed, and by 1859 many viewed spitting on the floor or street as vulgar, especially in mixed company. Spittoons were used openly during the 19th century to provide an acceptable outlet for spitters. Spittoons became far less common after the influenza epidemic of 1918, and their use has since virtually disappeared, though each justice of the Supreme Court of the United States continues to be provided with a personal cuspidor.[1]
Competitions
There are some places, for example in Cieza, Spain,[2] where spitting is a competitive sport, with or without a projectile in the mouth. For example, there is a Guinness World Record for cherry pit spitting and cricket spitting, and there are world championships in Kudu dung spitting.
Gleeking
"Gleeking" redirects here. For other uses, see Gleek.
Gleeking (also gleeting, geeking, gleeping, glarfing, glitting, gleaking, glicking, glything, glanding, geezing, yanging, cobra spitting) is the projection of saliva from the submandibular gland upon compression by the tongue.[3]
In general, gleeking occurs when an accumulation of saliva in the submandibular gland is propelled out in a stream when the gland is compressed by the tongue. The stream of saliva is released in the general direction of the front of the mouth. If the mouth is open the jet may project several feet. Gleeking is more likely when the salivary gland has been recently stimulated, but even a residual amount of saliva in the gland may be released by gleeking.
Gleeking may occur spontaneously due to accidental tongue pressure on the sublingual gland while talking, eating, yawning, or cleaning the teeth. Gleeking can also be induced, for instance, by pressing the underside of the tongue against the palate, then pushing the tongue forward while simultaneously closing the lower jaw and moving it slightly forward; or by yawning deeply and pressing the tongue against the palate. Practice is usually required to induce gleeking consistently, and induction is more likely to be successful under conditions of salivary stimulation.
Spitting as a protection against evil
In North India and Pakistan, it is customary for mothers to lightly spit at their children (usually to the side of the children rather than directly at them) to imply a sense of disparagement and imperfection that protects them from evil eye (or nazar).[4] Excessive admiration, even from well-meaning people, is believed to attract the evil eye, so this is believed to protect children from nazar that could be caused by their own mothers' "excessive" love of them.[4] Sometimes, this is also done with brides and others by their loved ones to protect them from nazar. Shopkeepers in the region will sometimes make a spitting gesture on the cash proceeds from the first sale of the day (called bohni), which is a custom believed to ward-off nazar from the business.[5]
Such a habit also exists in some Eastern European countries like Romania, and Moldova, although it is no longer widely practiced. People would gently spit in the face of younger people (often younger relatives such as grandchildren or nephews) they admire in order to avoid deochi[6], an involuntary curse on the individual being admired or "strangely looked upon",[6] which is claimed to be the cause of bad fortune and sometimes malaise or various illnesses.[7] This practice sometimes extends to spitting living plants and animals so as to protect them from sudden death or diseases, and spells which are claimed to break the curse of deochi exist.[7]
In other animals
See also
References
- Notes
- ^ Joan Biskupic (2007-03-19). "Supreme Court holds to tradition". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-03-19-court-rituals_N.htm.
- ^ blog.hotelclub.com
- ^ Gleek at the Double-Tongued Dictionary
- ^ a b John Abbott, Indian ritual and belief: the keys of power, Usha, 1984, http://books.google.com/books?id=zkIvAAAAYAAJ, "... A woman spits on a child to avert from it her own evil-eye ..."
- ^ S.W. Fallon (1879), A new Hindustani-English dictionary: with illustrations from Hindustani literature and folk-lore, Medical Hall Press, http://books.google.com/books?id=mxsYAAAAYAAJ, "... bohni ... the first money received during the day, or the first ready-money sale ... no credit being given as a rule for the article first sold ... many superstitious people will spit on ... bohni thoni, rad bala ..."
- ^ a b "Ptiu să nu te deochi" - an article about spitting against "deochi" in a Romanian newspaper
- ^ a b Revista de Superstitii si Obiceiuri Populare | Deochiul - superstitie sau adevar? (Deochi - superstition or truth?)
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Spit
Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - spytte, regne let, sprutte
v. tr. - spytte, udspytte, sætte ild til, sætte på spid, spidde
n. - spyt, spid, landtunge, spadestik
idioms:
- spit and polish pudsning
- spit chips pudsning, pudsearbejde, pinlig orden og renlighed
- spit it out spyt ud, ud med sproget
- spit out spyt ud, ud med sproget
- spitting distance spytteafstand
- spitting image det udtrykte billede, som snydt ud af næsen på
- the (very) spit of som snydt ud af næsen på
2.
n. - spid
v. tr. - spidde, sætte på spid
3.
n. - spadestik
Nederlands (Dutch)
spugen, uitspuwen, blazen (kat), aan het spit rijgen, spuug, (braad)spit, spies, landtong, evenbeeld, motregen
Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - (lit) cracher, (fig) cracher, écumer (de), proférer (en direction de), grésiller, crépiter
v. tr. - (lit) cracher, (fig) cracher (de la lave), projeter (de l'huile), proférer (en direction de)
n. - salive, crachat, (Géol) flèche
idioms:
- spit and polish huile de coude
- spit chips être en colère
- spit it out crache le morceau (excl)
- spit out (lit) cracher, (fig) proférer
- spit up cracher, (US) vomir (bébé)
- spitting image (être) le portrait craché de
- the spit of le portrait tout craché de
- the very spit of le portrait tout craché de
- within spitting distance (être) à deux pas de
2.
n. - (Culin) broche, tournebroche
v. tr. - embrocher
3.
n. - (GB) fer de profondeur
Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - fauchen, sprühen, spucken
n. - Spucke
idioms:
- spit and polish Putzen und Reinigen
- spit chips sich ärgern
- spit it out spuck es aus
- spit out ausspucken
- spit up kotzen
- spitting image Ebenbild
- the spit of jmd. ist ganz die/seine Mutter, der/sein Vater
- the very spit of Ebenbild von
- within spitting distance sehr kurze Entfernung
2.
n. - Spieß
v. - aufspießen
3.
n. - Spatentiefe
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - φτύνω, (για κινητήρες) ρετάρω, σουβλίζω, διατρυπώ
n. - φτύσιμο, σάλιο, (βάθος όσο μια) φτυαριά, ψιχάλισμα, σουβλί, σούβλα, (γεωγρ.) γλώσσα γης
idioms:
- spit and polish (στρατ.) τέλειο καθάρισμα και γυάλισμα, τέλειο συγύρισμα
- spit chips αφρίζω από θυμό
- spit it out (καθομ.) φανερώνω, αποκαλύπτω
- spit out λέω, ξεστομίζω
- spitting distance μικρή απόσταση, ένα βήμα
- spitting image φτυστός
- the (very) spit of φτυστός
Italiano (Italian)
soffiare, sputare, lingua di terra, sputo, ritratto, spiedo
idioms:
- spit and polish pulizia di fino
- spit chips infuriarsi
- spit it out sputa il rospo
- spit out sputare
- spitting distance a portata di mano
- spitting image copia sputata
- the (very) spit of il ritratto sputato di
Português (Portuguese)
v. - cuspir, espetar, esguichar, chuviscar
n. - saliva (f), espeto (m), península (f)
idioms:
- spit and polish zelo excessivo no cuidado com a aparência
- spit chips crepitar do fogo
- spit it out desembucha! (gír.)
- spit out bradar
- spitting distance muito perto
- spitting image imagem muito parecida
- the (very) spit of a cara de
Русский (Russian)
плевать, плеваться, наплевательски относиться, моросить, высказывать, фыркать (о животном), сыпать искрами, насаживать на вертел, прокалывать, слюна, плевок, мелкий дождик, точная копия, вертел, зонд, длинная отмель
idioms:
- spit and polish поддержание внешнего воинского вида, наведение порядка для показухи
- spit chips испытывать острую жажду, чувствовать крайнее раздражение
- spit it out выкладывать, говорить начистоту
- spit out выплевывать, высказать
- spitting distance очень близко
- spitting image вылитый портрет, разительное сходство
- the (very) spit of (он) вылитый (отец)
Español (Spanish)
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v. intr. - escupir, llover o nevar a gotas o copos esparcidos, hacer un ruido como el de escupir, chisporrotear
v. tr. - escupir, echar, arrojar, espetar, empalar, expectorar, esputar, despedir
n. - saliva, escupitajo, esputo
idioms:
- spit and polish limpieza, acicaladura, material de limpieza, preocupación exagerada por la limpieza
- spit chips sentir muchísima sed
- spit it out ¡suéltalo!, ¡desembucha!
- spit out escupir
- spit up expectorar
- spitting image el vivo retrato
- the spit of el calco de, el vivo retrato de
- the very spit of el calco exacto de, el vivo retrato de
- within spitting distance muy cerca, una distancia muy corta
2.
n. - brocheta
v. tr. - ensartar
3.
n. - lengua de tierra, banco de arena
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - spotta, fräsa, stänka, småregna, snöa lätt, sprätta
n. - spott, spottning, regnstänk, spadtag
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 唾液, 口水, 微雨, 一模一样, 肖像, 小雪, 吐, 喷, 口出, 点燃, 吐唾沫, 唾弃, 吐痰
idioms:
- spit and polish 擦洗打扫
- spit chips 呕吐
- spit it out 说出
- spit out 吐出
- spitting distance 很近
- spitting image 简直一模一样的人
- the (very) spit of 很像
2. 烤肉铁叉, 炙叉, 沙嘴, 岬, 狭长的暗礁, 把...串在炙叉上, 用炙叉叉住, 捅, 戳, 刺
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 烤肉鐵叉, 炙叉, 沙嘴, 岬, 狹長的暗礁
v. tr. - 把...串在炙叉上, 用炙叉叉住, 捅, 戳, 刺
2.
n. - 唾液, 口水, 微雨, 一模一樣, 肖像, 小雪
v. tr. - 吐, 噴, 口出, 點燃
v. intr. - 吐唾沫, 唾棄, 吐痰
idioms:
- spit and polish 擦洗打掃
- spit chips 嘔吐
- spit it out 說出
- spit out 吐出
- spitting distance 很近
- spitting image 簡直一模一樣的人
- the (very) spit of 很像
한국어 (Korean)
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v. intr. - 침을 뱉다, 투덜대다, 으르렁 거리다
v. tr. - 토하다, 내뱉듯이 말하다, 불을 붙이다
n. - 침, 꼭 닮은 것, (성난 고양이의) 소리
idioms:
- spit it out 내뱉듯이 말하다, 서슴지 않고 말해 버리다, 나쁜 짓을 자백하다
- spit out 토해내다
- the (very) spit of ~을 영락 없이 닮다, ~을 빼쏘다
2.
n. - 쇠꼬챙이, 갑, 모래톱
v. tr. - (고기를) 구이용 꼬치에 꿰다, 막대기에 꿰다, (칼, 꼬챙이 따위로) 찌르다
3.
n. - 가래날 만큼의 깊이, 한 삽
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 吐く, つばを吐く, 吐き出すように言う, 発射する, パチパチいう, フーッという, ぱらぱらと降る, 焼きぐしに刺す, 突き刺す, ぱらぱら降る
n. - 唾, くし, 砂州
idioms:
- spit and polish みがき仕事, みがきたて
- spit chips 猛烈におこる
- spit it out 吐き出すように言う, 残らず言ってしまう
- spit out 吐き出す, ほざく
- the (very) spit of うり二つの, と生き写しである
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) بصق (الاسم) بصاق, سيخ للشوي, لسان ممتد في البحر
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ירק, פלט, הטיח קללות, התיז (שמן טיגון)
v. tr. - השמיע קול-יריקה, טפטף, רעף
n. - לשון-יבשה, רוק, יריקה
n. - שפוד, דמיון, זהות
v. tr. - שיפד, שפד, דקר
n. - עומק-האת, חפירת כף-את
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