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spitting |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb spit Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb spit Entailment of verb spit Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb spit 4 senses of spit Sense 1 spit, ptyalize, spew, spue => expectorate, cough up cough out spit up spit out Also See-> spit up#2; spit up#1 Sense 2 spit, spit out => utter, emit, let out let loose Sense 3 sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter => rain, rain down Sense 4 skewer, spit => pin Familiarity of verb spit spit used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb spit Sense 1 spit, ptyalize, spew, spue => expectorate, cough up cough out spit up spit out -------------- Sense 2 spit, spit out => utter, emit, let out let loose -------------- Sense 3 sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter => rain, rain down -------------- Sense 4 skewer, spit => pin -------------- Grep of noun spitting spitting spitting cobra spitting image spitting snake Overview of noun spitting The noun spitting has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. spit, spitting, expectoration -- (the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)) Overview of verb spit The verb spit has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (11) spit, ptyalize, spew, spue -- (expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer") 2. (1) spit, spit out -- (utter with anger or contempt) 3. sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter -- (rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick.") 4. skewer, spit -- (drive a skewer through "skewer the meat for the BBQ") Overview of noun spitting The noun spitting has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. spit, spitting, expectoration -- (the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)) Overview of verb spit The verb spit has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (11) spit, ptyalize, spew, spue -- (expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer") 2. (1) spit, spit out -- (utter with anger or contempt) 3. sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter -- (rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick.") 4. skewer, spit -- (drive a skewer through "skewer the meat for the BBQ")
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