spit up

spit ¹  (spt)

n.

1. Saliva, especially when expectorated; spittle.

2. The act of expectorating.

3. Something, such as the frothy secretion of spittle bugs, that resembles spit.

4. A brief, scattered rainfall or snowfall.

5. Informal The perfect likeness: He's the spit and image of his father.

v. spat (spt) or spit, spit·ting, spits

v.tr.

1. To eject from the mouth: spat out the grape seeds.

2. To eject as if from the mouth: a fire spitting sparks.

3. To emit suddenly and forcefully: spat out an insult.

v.intr.

1. To eject matter from the mouth; expectorate.

2. To express contempt or animosity by or as if by ejecting matter from the mouth.

3. To make a hissing or sputtering noise.

4. To rain or snow in light, scattered drops or flakes.

Phrasal Verb:

spit up

To vomit.

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[Middle English, from spitten, to spit, from Old English spittan, ultimately of imitative origin.]

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spit ²  (spt)

n.

1. A slender, pointed rod on which meat is impaled for broiling.

2. A narrow point of land extending into a body of water.

tr.v. spit·ted, spit·ting, spits

To impale on or as if on a spit.

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[Middle English, from Old English spitu.]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	spit up - give reluctantly; "He coughed up some money for his children's tuition" cough up, pony up give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
	2.	spit up - discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit out cough - exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion; "The smoker coughs all day" ptyalise, ptyalize, spew, spit, spue - expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer" spit out, splutter, sputter - spit up in an explosive manner eject, expel, release, exhaust, discharge - eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"