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 to ...

, a section of land that extends into a body of water * Spit or rotisserie, a rotating device used for cooking by roasting over an open fire * Spit, another word for saliva **

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 dr ...

, 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, 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, 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 (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'' * "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

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* Spit (card game) * Spit the dog, 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