as in peninsulas
an area of land that juts out into a body of water
at the northeast end of the island is a long spit whose terminal is crowned by a towering lighthouse
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as in pictures
something or someone that strongly resembles another
the spit and image of his father
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as in stabs
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
according to the propaganda put out by the war ministry, enemy soldiers were spitting innocent babies on bayonets
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Recent Examples of spits
Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Like walking into the dense Amazonian jungle and suddenly finding yourself in an open clearing, the entryway is a narrow, curving driveway that spits visitors into a cavernous inner chamber.
—Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
Combined, the powertrain spits out 1,184 horsepower.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
This little dude spits in my face and says, ‘F— you.
—Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Snoop will be followed by Eminem, Ice Spice, and the late Juice WRLD, with future updates introducing elements like a gun that spits Eminem lyrics.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 4 Nov. 2024
Many sleep trackers will crunch all that data through an algorithm that spits out a score.
—Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
After a brief pause, the AI spits out another message explaining how my professional ambitions had led me to neglect my mother in favor of completing my first book.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
That would be a fine cap to a sketch, but McCarthy then spits coffee on the window and does something to the window with her body that may never have been shown before on broadcast television.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Like walking into the dense Amazonian jungle and suddenly finding yourself in an open clearing, the entryway is a narrow, curving driveway that spits visitors into a cavernous inner chamber.
—Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
Combined, the powertrain spits out 1,184 horsepower.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
This little dude spits in my face and says, ‘F— you.
—Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Snoop will be followed by Eminem, Ice Spice, and the late Juice WRLD, with future updates introducing elements like a gun that spits Eminem lyrics.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 4 Nov. 2024
Many sleep trackers will crunch all that data through an algorithm that spits out a score.
—Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
After a brief pause, the AI spits out another message explaining how my professional ambitions had led me to neglect my mother in favor of completing my first book.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spits
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But Min-su ends up hyperventilating as Nam-gyu stabs her to death anyway.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
26 Dec. 2024
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After he's caught red-handed, the pilot goes to confront him when the captain stabs him before throwing him overboard.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
26 Dec. 2024
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Both players were consensus top ten picks early on in the draft process, but now often fall to the teens or early twenties.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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The protagonist picks themselves up again only to ultimately end up in a bad situation.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Spits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spits. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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