(~s, ~ting, spat)
Note: In American English, the form '~' is used as the past tense and past participle.
1.
Spit is the watery liquid produced in your mouth. You usually use ~ to refer to an amount of it that has been forced out of someone’s mouth.
= saliva
N-UNCOUNT
2.
If someone ~s, they force an amount of liquid out of their mouth, often to show hatred or contempt.
The gang thought of hitting him too, but decided just to ~...
They spat at me and taunted me...
She ~ into the little tray of mascara and brushed it on her lashes.
VERB: V, V prep, V prep
3.
If you ~ liquid or food somewhere, you force a small amount of it out of your mouth.
Spit out that gum and pay attention...
He felt as if a serpent had spat venom into his eyes...
VERB: V n with out , V n prep
4.
If it is ~ting, it is raining very lightly. (BRIT; in AM, use sprinkle )
It will stop in a minute - it’s only ~ting.
VERB: usu cont, it V
5.
A ~ is a long rod which is pushed through a piece of meat and hung over an open fire to cook the meat.
She roasted the meat on a ~.
N-COUNT
6.
A ~ of land is a long, flat, narrow piece of land that sticks out into the sea.
N-COUNT: N of n
7.
If one place is within ~ting distance of another, they are very close to each other. (INFORMAL)
...a restaurant within ~ting distance of the Tower of London.
PHRASE: usu PHR of n
8.
If you say that one person is the ~ting image of another, you mean that they look very similar. (INFORMAL)
Nina looks the ~ting image of Sissy Spacek.
PHRASE: usu v-link PHR