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spit

noun as in saliva

verb as in eject saliva or substance

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Little leaguers tell me, “Coach gives us sunflower seeds so we can spit.”

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The remark points to the potential for further spats over trade and investment, analysts say.

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Most wannabe activists have been chewed up and spit out by the rising market, which has imposed losses on many short sellers.

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"It's meant to break up sputum, but kids under two can't spit it out, so the mucus can be aspirated into the lungs, causing pneumonia - yet it is still prescribed."

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Watson, who recently hit headlines after a public spat with Potter author JK Rowling, sparked rumours she was engaged by wearing a sparkling ring on her wedding finger.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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