spit

²spit

noun

Definition of SPIT

1

something or someone that strongly resembles another <the spit and image of his father>

Synonyms alter ego, carbon, carbon copy, clone, counterpart, doppelgänger (or doppelganger), double, duplicate, duplication, facsimile, fetch, likeness, look-alike, match, mirror image, picture, replica, ringer, spit, spitting image, twin

Related Words Chinese copy; effigy, portrait, portrayal; companion, fellow, mate; equal, equivalent; analogue (or analog), parallel

Near Antonyms antithesis, converse, opposite, reverse

2

the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands <so dry that he felt as if he had no spit left in his mouth>

Synonyms drool, slaver, slobber, spit, spittle

Related Words foam, froth; expectoration, salivation, sputum