Phonetic Breakdown of "spit"
Learn how to break down "spit" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.
Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:
/spɪt/
Phonetic representation based on standard dictionaries
IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:
S P IH1 T
Standard phonetic transcription to help with precise pronunciation
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Definition of "spit"
Pronunciation: /spɪt/
Noun
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A thin metal or wooden rod on which meat is skewered for cooking, often over a fire.Synonyms: broach
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A generally low, narrow, pointed, usually sandy peninsula.
Verb
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To impale on a spit; to pierce with a sharp object.Example: "to spit a loin of veal"
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To use a spit to cook; to attend to food that is cooking on a spit.Example: "She’s spitting the roast in the kitchen."
Pronunciation: /spɪt/
Noun
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A sudden impact or blow.
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The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.
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A slam dunk.
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An insult.Example: "I don't mean this as a slam, but you can be really impatient sometimes."
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The yellow iron silicate produced in alum works as a waste product.
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A poetry slam.
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A slambook.
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The refuse of alum works.
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A subgenre of death metal with elements of hardcore punk focusing on midtempo rhythms, breakdowns and palm-muted riffs
Noun
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A type of card game, also called ruff and honours.
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A card game, played all at once without separate turns, in which players attempt to get rid of their cards as quickly as possible according to certain rules.Synonyms: spit
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Losing or winning all the tricks in a game.
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A bid of six (small slam) or seven (grand slam) in a suit or no trump.
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Winning all (or all but one) of the available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season.
Noun
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A shambling fellow.
Noun
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Saliva, especially when expectorated.Example: "There was spit all over the washbasin."Synonyms: expectoration, spittle
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An instance of spitting; specifically, a light fall of rain or snow.
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A person who exactly resembles someone else (usually in set phrases; see spitting image)
Verb
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To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.Synonyms: expectorate
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To emit or expel in a manner similar to evacuating saliva from the mouth; specifically, to rain or snow slightly.Example: "a hot pan spitting droplets of fat"
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To utter (something) violently.
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(hip-hop) To rap, to utter.
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To make a spitting sound, like an angry cat.
Pronunciation: /spɪt/
Noun
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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.
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The amount of soil that a spade holds; a spadeful.
Verb
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To dig (something) using a spade; also, to turn (the soil) using a plough.
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To plant (something) using a spade.
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To dig, to spade.Synonyms: delve