Spitting: alternatives and connections

The act of ejecting or casting out; discharge; expulsion; evacuation.

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The act of expelling; a driving or forcing out; summary removal from membership, association, etc.

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The act of throwing or shooting forward.

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To eject from the stomach; to vomit.

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To eject from the stomach; to vomit.

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The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting.

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding meat while roasting.

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.