spit — verb. The form for the regular past tense and past participle in BrE is spat, but in AmE either spat or spit is used: • I was so mad I could have spit New Yorker, 1989 … Modern English usage
Spit (card game) — Infobox Game subject name = Spit players = 2 setup time = 10–60 seconds playing time = 5 minutes 15 minutes* complexity = Easy strategy = Low random chance = High skills = Speed, quick thinking footnotes = * Game length varies to layout and skill … Wikipedia
Spit Bridge — The Spit Bridge is a bascule bridge that carries Spit Road over Middle Harbour in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, at a point called The Spit, 10 km north east of the CBD. It connects the suburbs of Mosman, on the south bank and Seaforth, on… … Wikipedia
spit — 1 past tense and past participle spat also spit AmE present participle spitting verb 1 LIQUID FROM YOUR MOUTH (I) to blow a small amount of saliva (=the liquid in your mouth) out of your mouth (+ at/on): Mom, Judy spit at me! | Kevin cleared his… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spit — I 1. verb 1) Cranston coughed and spat Syn: expectorate; informal hawk, gob 2) Go to hell , she spat Syn: snap, say angrily, hiss 3) the fat began to spit Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
spit-and-polish — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : marked by spit and polish embassies abroad could not do without their spit and polish doormen New York Times a full time professional soldier, of the old spit and polish school Evelyn Eaton … Useful english dictionary
Spit and Acquit — Nickname for an Orange County program under which defendants charged with minor crimes are released in exchange for providing a DNA sample. Reporting from Santa Ana, California, The Associated Press said: Defendants charged with low level drug… … Dictionary of unconsidered lexicographical trifles
spit in someone's eye — If you spit in someone s eye, you treat that person with disrespect or contempt. Your father raised you as best he could. Don t start spitting in his eye … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
I Spit on Your Grave — Not to be confused with I Spit on Your Corpse. For the 2010 remake, see I Spit on Your Grave (2010 film). I Spit On Your Grave Directed by Meir Zarchi … Wikipedia
Homer Spit — Homer Spit, Homer, Alaska The Homer Spit is a geographical landmark located in Homer, Alaska on the southern tip of the Kenai Peninsula. The spit is a 4.5 mile (7.2 km) long piece of land jutting out into Kachemak Bay.[1] … Wikipedia