Sit vs. Spit

Sitverb

To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.

Sitverb

To move oneself into such a position.

Sitverb

To occupy a given position permanently.

Sitverb

To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.

Sitverb

(government) To be a member of a deliberative body.

Sitverb

Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session.

Sitverb

To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh.

Sitverb

To be adjusted; to fit.

Sitverb

To be accepted or acceptable; to work.

Sitverb

To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.

Sitverb

(transitive) To accommodate in seats; to seat.

Sitverb

(intransitive) shortened form of babysit.

Sitverb

To babysit

Sitverb

To take, to undergo or complete (an examination or test).

Sitverb

To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.

Sitverb

To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of oneself made, such as a picture or a bust.

Sitverb

To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.

Sitnoun

An event, usually lasting one full day or more, where the primary goal is to sit in meditation.

Sit

obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Sit, for sitteth.

Sitverb

To rest upon the haunches, or the lower extremity of the trunk of the body; - said of human beings, and sometimes of other animals; as, to sit on a sofa, on a chair, or on the ground.

Sitverb

To perch; to rest with the feet drawn up, as birds do on a branch, pole, etc.

Sitverb

To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.

Sitverb

To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh; - with on; as, a weight or burden sits lightly upon him.

Sitverb

To be adjusted; to fit; as, a coat sts well or ill.

Sitverb

To suit one well or ill, as an act; to become; to befit; - used impersonally.

Sitverb

To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.

Sitverb

To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.

Sitverb

To occupy a place or seat as a member of an official body; as, to sit in Congress.

Sitverb

To hold a session; to be in session for official business; - said of legislative assemblies, courts, etc.; as, the court sits in January; the aldermen sit to-night.

Sitverb

To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of one's self made, as a picture or a bust; as, to sit to a painter.

Sitverb

To sit upon; to keep one's seat upon; as, he sits a horse well.

Sitverb

To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to; - used reflexively.

Sitverb

To suit (well or ill); to become.

Sitverb

be standing; be upright;

Sitverb

sit around, often unused;

Sitverb

take a seat

Sitverb

be in session;

Sitverb

assume a posture as for artistic purposes;

Sitverb

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions;

Sitverb

work or act as a baby-sitter;

Sitverb

show to a seat; assign a seat for;

Spitnoun

A thin metal or wooden rod on which meat is skewered for cooking, often over a fire.

Spitnoun

A generally low, narrow, pointed, usually sandy peninsula.

Spitnoun

(uncountable) Saliva, especially when expectorated.

Spitnoun

(countable) An instance of spitting; specifically, a light fall of rain or snow.

Spitnoun

The depth to which the blade of a spade goes into the soil when it is used for digging; a layer of soil of the depth of a spade's blade.

Spitnoun

The amount of soil that a spade holds; a spadeful.

Spitverb

(transitive) To impale on a spit; to pierce with a sharp object.

Spitverb

(transitive) To use a spit to cook; to attend to food that is cooking on a spit.

Spitverb

(ambitransitive) To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.

Spitverb

(ambitransitive) To emit or expel in a manner similar to evacuating saliva from the mouth; specifically, to rain or snow slightly.

Spitverb

(ambitransitive) To utter (something) violently.

Spitverb

To rap, to utter.

Spitverb

To dig (something) using a spade; also, to turn (the soil) using a plough.

Spitverb

To plant (something) using a spade.

Spitverb

To dig, to spade.

Spitnoun

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

Spitnoun

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.

Spitnoun

The depth to which a spade goes in digging; a spade; a spadeful.

Spitnoun

The secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle; saliva; sputum.

Spitverb

To thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to thrust through or impale; as, to spit a loin of veal.

Spitverb

To spade; to dig.

Spitverb

To attend to a spit; to use a spit.

Spitverb

To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth.

Spitverb

To eject; to throw out; to belch.

Spitverb

To throw out saliva from the mouth.

Spitverb

To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles.

Spitnoun

a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea

Spitnoun

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

Spitnoun

a skewer for holding meat over a fire

Spitnoun

the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)

Spitverb

expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth;

Spitverb

utter with anger or contempt

Spitverb

rain gently;

Spitverb

drive a skewer through;