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spit v. 1 expectorate; dribble, salivate, drool, slaver, sputter,
splutter; discharge, spew (forth), eject: Spitting is
forbidden. Don't you hate people who spit when they talk? The
volcano spat huge boulders into the sky. 2 spitting image or
spit and image. twin, duplicate, clone, image, counterpart,
likeness, copy: She is the spitting image of her mother.
--n. 3 spittle, saliva, drool, Technical sputum: A large
gobbet of spit clung to his beard.
spite n. 1 spitefulness, maliciousness, malice, malevolence,
malignity, ill will, venom, spleen, rancour, animosity, gall
(and wormwood), resentment, bitterness, hostility, antagonism,
hatred, hate, Colloq bitchiness: Just out of spite, Marian saw
to it that he didn't get the job. 2 in spite of. despite,
notwithstanding, regardless of, ignoring, in defiance of: In
spite of his efforts to be helpful, she despises him.
--v. 3 annoy, irritate, vex, upset, disconcert, offend,
provoke, discomfit, pique, put out, hurt, injure, wound, Colloq
peeve, get under (someone's) skin, needle, US do a number on:
He would cut off his nose to spite his face. He told her he was
happy only to spite her for having divorced him.
spiteful adj. rancorous, bitter, acrimonious, malevolent, malicious,
venomous, hateful, invidious, hostile, antagonistic, unfriendly,
unforgiving, retaliative or retaliatory, punitive, retributive
or retributory: Cutting off Colin's allowance because he forgot
your birthday was a spiteful thing to do.
splash v. 1 spatter, bespatter, splatter, shower, spray, sprinkle,
besprinkle, Brit splodge or US also splotch; mottle, spot: The
painters splashed paint all over the floor. My freshly washed
car was soon splashed with mud again. 2 blazon, spread, plaster:
Was that your picture splashed across the front page of
yesterday's paper?
--n. 3 spatter, spray, splatter, sprinkle, spot, stain, smear,
smudge, Brit splodge or US also splotch: There's a splash of
tomato sauce on the tablecloth. 4 impression, show, uproar,
ado, brouhaha, sensation, commotion, excitement, US foofaraw,
Colloq to-do: After all the advance publicity, he was sure to
make a big splash in the theatre.