To escape (a metacharacter) by prepending a backslash that serves as an escape character, thereby forming an escape sequence.
The punctuation mark \.
Used erroneously in reference to, or in reading out, the ordinary slash, that is, the punctuation mark /.
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To emit or expel in a manner similar to evacuating saliva from the mouth.
To dig, to spade.
To utter (something) violently.
To use a spit to cook; to attend to food that is cooking on a spit.
To dig (something) using a spade; also, to turn (the soil) using a plough.
To impale on a spit; to pierce with a sharp object.
To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.
To rap, to utter.
To plant (something) using a spade.
(in the form spitting) To spit facts; to tell the truth.
To make a spitting sound, like an angry cat.
To rain or snow slightly.
An instance of spitting; specifically, a light fall of rain or snow.
Synonym of slam (“card game”)
A thin metal or wooden rod on which meat is skewered for cooking, often over a fire.
A person who exactly resembles someone else (usually in set phrases; see spitting image).
A generally low, narrow, pointed, usually sandy peninsula.
Saliva, especially when expectorated.
The amount of soil that a spade holds; a spadeful.
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.