emit vs spit

emit is not a noun while spit is a noun.

emit and spit both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
emit	No	No	Yes	No
spit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, spit is a hyponym of emit; that is, spit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than emit:

emit: express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
spit: utter with anger or contempt

Other hyponyms of emit include call, gibber, crow, crow, trumpet, coo, call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell, miaou, miaow, tsk, tut-tut, tut, echo, repeat, call, shoot, gurgle, cry, nasale, bite out, sigh, troat, lift, pant, volley, break into, heave, chorus, splutter, sputter, deliver, hoot, grunt, wolf-whistle, snort, spit out, groan, moan, growl, grumble, rumble, howl, wrawl, yammer, yowl, bark, baa, blat, blate, bleat, bellow, roar, cheep, chirp, chirrup, peep, churr, whirr, chirr, meow, mew, quack, hoot, cronk, honk, hiss, sibilate, siss, sizz, sibilate, bray, hee-haw, oink, squeal, clack, click, cluck, low, moo, cackle, gobble, neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny, gargle, caw, mew, haw, hem, croak, cronk, sing, smack, give.

emit (noun)	spit (noun)
	the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
	a skewer for holding meat over a fire
	a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
	a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea

emit (verb)	spit (verb)
expel (gases or odors)	expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)	utter with anger or contempt
give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.	drive a skewer through
	rain gently

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