a skewer for holding meat over a fire
"We grabbed long sticks to spit the marshmallows over the campfire so they wouldn't burn."
the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
"The dog got mad at me and spit on my shoe."
A thin metal or wooden rod on which meat is skewered for cooking, often over a fire.
"The security team blocked a new service trying to set up a SPIT attack on our VoIP lines."
Saliva, especially when expectorated.
The depth to which the blade of a spade goes into the soil when it is used for digging; a layer of soil of the depth of a spade's blade.
Abbreviation of spam over Internet telephony.
rain gently
"It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
To impale on a spit; to pierce with a sharp object.
"The farmer had to spit the heavy clay field before planting season could begin."
To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.
To dig (something) using a spade; also, to turn (the soil) using a plough.
The word "spit" comes from Middle English, where it originally meant a rod used for cooking meat or a pointed weapon. Its roots trace back to Old English and Proto-Germanic words describing a skewer, spike, or sharp object.