Spit

noun

/spɪt/

Word Frequency: 2.8

Definitions

1.nounA thin metal or wooden rod on which meat is skewered for cooking, often over a fire.

2.nounA generally low, narrow, pointed, usually sandy peninsula.

3.verbTo impale on a spit; to pierce with a sharp object.

"to spit a loin of veal"

4.verbTo use a spit to cook; to attend to food that is cooking on a spit.

"She’s spitting the roast in the kitchen."

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