rain vs spit

rain and spit both are nouns.

rain and spit both are verbs.

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

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

rain: precipitate as rain
spit: rain gently

Other hyponyms of rain include drizzle, mizzle, shower, shower down, patter, pitter-patter, spatter, sprinkle, pelt, pour, rain buckets, rain cats and dogs, stream.

rain (noun)	spit (noun)
anything happening rapidly or in quick successive	the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere	a skewer for holding meat over a fire
drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds	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

rain (verb)	spit (verb)
precipitate as rain	expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
	utter with anger or contempt
	drive a skewer through
	rain gently

Difference between rain and spit

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