Spit may refer to:

Common uses

Spit (archaeology) In the field of archaeology, a spit is a unit of archaeological excavation with an arbitrarily assigned measurement of depth and extent. It is a method of excavation employed without regard to the archaeological stratigraphy that may (or may not) b ...

, a term for a unit of archaeological excavation *

Spit (landform) A spit or sandspit is a deposition bar or beach landform off coasts or lake shores. It develops in places where re-entrance occurs, such as at a cove's headlands, by the process of longshore drift by longshore currents. The drift occurs due ...

, a section of land that extends into a body of water * Spit or

rotisserie Rotisserie, also known as spit-roasting, is a style of roasting where meat is skewered on a spit – a long solid rod used to hold food while it is being cooked over a fire in a fireplace or over a campfire, or roasted in an oven. This metho ...

, a rotating device used for cooking by roasting over an open fire * Spit, another word for

saliva Saliva (commonly referred to as spit) is an extracellular fluid produced and secreted by salivary glands in the mouth. In humans, saliva is around 99% water, plus electrolytes, mucus, white blood cells, epithelial cells (from which DNA can be ...

Spitting Spitting is the act of forcibly ejecting saliva or other substances from the mouth. The act is often done to get rid of unwanted or foul-tasting substances in the mouth, or to get rid of a large buildup of mucus. Spitting of small saliva drop ...

, the act of forcibly expelling saliva from the mouth

Places

Antarctica

Spit Point (Greenwich Island) Spit Point () is a narrow gravel spit forming the south side of the entrance to Yankee Harbor, Greenwich Island, in the South Shetland Islands The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands with a total area of . They li ...

Australia

Spit Bay Spit Bay () is an open Bight (geography), bight formed by the northeast coastline of Heard Island and Spit Point, the east extremity of the island. The name derives from the conspicuous Elephant Spit which forms the south and east shore of the bigh ...

, Heard Island *

Spit Bridge Spit may refer to: Common uses * Spit (archaeology), a term for a unit of archaeological excavation * Spit (landform), a section of land that extends into a body of water * Spit or rotisserie, a rotating device used for cooking by roasting over ...

, Sydney, NSW *

Spit Nature Conservation Reserve The Spit Nature Conservation Reserve is a 300 ha nature reserve on the north-western shore of Port Phillip, a large bay in Victoria, Australia. It consists of public land set aside to conserve and protect species, communities, and habitats of ind ...

, Victoria *

Spit Point Spit Point () is the east tip of the long Elephant Spit, a conspicuous spit at the eastern end of Heard Island The Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) is an Australian external territory comprising a volcanic group of mos ...

, Heard Island

Canada

Spit Island Spit Island (also known as Kate Island) is an island of the Arctic Archipelago, in the territory of Nunavut. It lies in the Penny Strait, west of Devon Island Devon Island ( iu, ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑎᑦ, ) is an island in Canada and the largest un ...

, Nunavut

People

Michal Špit Michal Špit (born 9 April 1975) is a retired footballer from the Czech Republic. In his playing career, he played for teams including Jablonec and Sparta Prague. In the 2006–07 Czech First League The 2006–07 Czech First League, known as ...

(born 1975), a Czech footballer

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

* ''Spit'' (album), the first album by all-female metal band Kittie * "Spit", a song by American rock band KISS from ''

Revenge Revenge is committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Francis Bacon described revenge as a kind of "wild justice" that "does... offend the law ndputteth the law out of office." Pr ...

'' * "Spit", a song by Brazilian metal band Sepultura from ''

Roots A root is the part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors the plant body, and absorbs and stores water and nutrients. Root or roots may also refer to: Art, entertainment, and media * ''The Root'' (magazine), an online magazine focusing ...

'' * "Spit", a song by NY Loose from '' The Crow: City of Angels (soundtrack)'' * Spit, another word for

rapping Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* Spit (card game) *

Spit the dog Spit may refer to: Common uses * Spit (archaeology), a term for a unit of archaeological excavation * Spit (landform), a section of land that extends into a body of water * Spit or rotisserie, a rotating device used for cooking by roasting over ...

, puppet sidekick of entertainer Bob Carolgees * '' S.P.I.T.: Squeegee Punks in Traffic'', a Canadian 2001 documentary film by Daniel Cross *

Spit! (comics) Spit! was the name of a British adult comic that was published from 1994.Chris Donald ''Rude Kids: The Unfeasible Story of Viz''- Page 245 2004 - Our lawyer had already told us the charge would never stick. You have to be a counterfeiter rather ...

, a British adult comic

Other uses

Spit (nightclub) Spit (alternately known as Uncle Sam's) was a nightclub and music venue located at Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown, New York. The club opened in 1978 and closed in 1992. Some well-known artists performed at the club including Madonna, Kansas, Blu ...

, in Levittown, New York * Spit (

VoIP spam VoIP spam or SPIT (spam over Internet telephony) is unsolicited, automatically dialed telephone calls, typically using voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology. VoIP systems, like e-mail and other Internet applications, are susceptible to a ...

), an unsolicited telephone call made using IP telephony *

Spit hood A spit hood, spit mask, mesh hood or spit guard is a restraint device intended to prevent a person from spitting or biting. The use of the hoods has been controversial. Justification for use Proponents, often including police unions and associa ...

, restraint device