Spit and Take

Spit

Spit verb - To penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object.

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Take and spit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Take" instead a verb "Spit".

Nearby Words: spitting, spited, spiting, spitted

Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.

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Spit and take are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Spit" instead a verb "Take".

Nearby Words: taking, taken, taker

good	good spit	good take
exact	exact spit	exact take
similar	similar spit	similar take
original	original spit	original take
Other adjectives: real, large, great, little, bad, twisted, hilarious, odd, last, extended, triple.

spit time

take time

Cortex overdoes it (spit-take, followed by throwing the cup, followed by a second spit-take) and Dr. N.

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In "Ripple Effect", Colonel Mitchell gets into a rather animated conversation (with himself) about "the spit-take of all spit-takes."

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Seriously, with how much she drools, you'd think that 80% of that spit-take was spit.

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