spit Význam & definícia

Význam spit v slovenčine

• 0 to force out the contents of the mouth, especially saliva:

  • Bob Ewell spat contemptuously right in the lawyer's face.

  • He spat the meat out in disgust.

  • They bought watermelons and ate them as they walked, spitting out the seeds.

  • [ + speech ] "Get out!" she spat, when Ace appeared in the doorway.

• 1 to rain very slightly:

  • If it's only spitting (with rain), perhaps we don't need waterproofs.

• 2 a long, thin, metal stick put through a piece of food, especially meat, so that it can be cooked above a fire:

  • Roast the lamb on a spit.

• 3 a long, thin, flat beach that goes out into the sea

• 4 saliva, especially when it is outside the mouth:

  • She used a little spit on a tissue to wipe the mirror clean.

• 5 to force out liquid in the mouth, esp. saliva (= liquid produced in the mouth):

  • [ I ] He spat on the ground and stared straight ahead.

  • [ M ] fig. He angrily spat an insult out (= said it quickly).

• 6 a long, thin rod put through meat to hold it while it cooks over a fire

• 7 a long, thin point of land that sticks out into water:

  • Our hotel was perched on a spit of land in the harbor.

• 8 saliva (= liquid produced in the mouth):

  • Spit dribbled down his chin.