spit

Examples

• All

• The elbow makes me think of the bone of a lamb leg well cooked on the spit.

  Academic text (2016)

• And yes, we roast lamb on a spit in the front yard.

  My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)

• But I will turn the spit soon enough if I find no other place for us.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Let me know when it's on the spit.

  The Revenant (2015)

• Do you want me to hold the spit?

  Super Troopers (2001)

• A pig on a spit.

  City of Ghosts (2002)

• We can throw a lamb on the spit.

  Sherlock Holmes (2010)

• An entire longhorn steer turns on a spit in a large barbecue pit, basted by black servants.

  Fiction book (1995)

• "Roasted on a spit, with mushroom gravy," Tilal agreed cheerfully.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The chef carefully placed the lamb on the spit to roast it over the open fire.

Synonyms

B

brochette

vsspit

1 9.1

A small metal or wooden stick used to hold meat and vegetables for grilling

is for long rods that hold larger cuts of meat while cooking

Idioms

A

a spit in the ocean

• Informal

1 9.1

A very small amount with little effect on a big problem

S

to spit nails

• Slang

1 9.9

To feel very angry and show it

C

to chew the meat and spit out the bones

• Informal

8.0

Keep the useful parts and ignore the rest

T

to throw a dummy spit

• UK

9.9

Have a childish angry outburst when you do not get your way

S

to spit in someone's face

• Offensive

8.2

Act in a way that shows strong disrespect and insults someone

Compounds

S

spit and polish

• Informal

1 7.0

Careful cleaning and neat order, especially in the military

S

spit curl

• Archaic

1 8.4

A small lock of hair styled flat on the forehead or cheek

S

spit-and-sawdust pub

• Archaic

9.1

A simple, old pub where local people drink cheap drinks

How Small

toothpick

56 1.0

brochette

1 9.1

swizzle stick

3 5.9

skewer

19 3.9

spit

12 5.3

Surface Forms

Etymology