Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Spit \Spit\, n. [OE. spite, AS. spitu; akin to D. spit, G.
   spiess, OHG. spiz, Dan. spid. Sw. spett, and to G. spitz
   pointed. [root]170.]
   1. A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding
      meat while roasting.

   2. A small point of land running into the sea, or a long,
      narrow shoal extending from the shore into the sea; as, a
      spit of sand. --Cook.

   3. The depth to which a spade goes in digging; a spade; a
      spadeful. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

Spit \Spit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spitted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Spitting}.] [From {Spit}, n.; cf. {Speet}.]
   1. To thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to
      thrust through or impale; as, to spit a loin of veal.
      ``Infants spitted upon pikes.'' --Shak.

   2. To spade; to dig. [Prov. Eng.]

Spit \Spit\, v. i.
   To attend to a spit; to use a spit. [Obs.]

         She's spitting in the kitchen.           --Old Play.

Spit \Spit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spit} ({Spat}, archaic); p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Spitting}.] [AS. spittan; akin to G.
   sp["u]tzen, Dan. spytte, Sw. spotta,Icel. sp?ta, and prob. E.
   spew. The past tense spat is due to AS. sp?tte, from sp?tan
   to spit. Cf. {Spat}, n., {Spew}, {Spawl}, {Spot}, n.]
   1. To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other
      matter, from the mouth. ``Thus spit I out my venom.''

Spit \Spit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spit} ({Spat}, archaic); p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Spitting}.] [AS. spittan; akin to G.
   sp["u]tzen, Dan. spytte, Sw. spotta,Icel. sp?ta, and prob. E.
   spew. The past tense spat is due to AS. sp?tte, from sp?tan
   to spit. Cf. {Spat}, n., {Spew}, {Spawl}, {Spot}, n.]
   1. To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other
      matter, from the mouth. ``Thus spit I out my venom.''

Spit \Spit\, n.
   The secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle;
   saliva; sputum.

Spit \Spit\, v. i.
   1. To throw out saliva from the mouth.

   2. To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles.

            It had been spitting with rain.       --Dickens.

   {To spit on} or {upon}, to insult grossly; to treat with
      contempt. ``Spitting upon all antiquity.'' --South.

Source : WordNet®

spit
     v 1: expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth;
          "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
          [syn: {ptyalize}, {ptyalise}, {spew}, {spue}]
     2: utter with anger or contempt [syn: {spit out}]
     3: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are
        slick" [syn: {sprinkle}, {spatter}, {patter}, {pitter-patter}]
     4: drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ" [syn:
        {skewer}]
     [also: {spitting}, {spitted}, {spat}]

spit
     n 1: a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea [syn: {tongue}]
     2: a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary
        glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth
        and starts the digestion of starches [syn: {saliva}, {spittle}]
     3: a skewer for holding meat over a fire
     4: the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) [syn: {spitting},
         {expectoration}]
     [also: {spitting}, {spitted}, {spat}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

SPIT
     
        Language for IBM 650.  (See IT).