- spit up
- verb1. give reluctantly-
He coughed up some money for his children's tuition
• Hypernyms: ↑give• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s something
2. discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth• Syn: ↑expectorate, ↑cough up, ↑cough out, ↑spit out• Derivationally related forms: ↑expectoration (for: ↑expectorate), ↑expectorator (for: ↑expectorate)• Hyponyms:• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s
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verb: regurgitate, vomit* * *
spit upTo regurgitate• • •Main Entry: ↑spit* * *
ˌspit ˈup [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they spit up he/she/it spits up present participle spitting up past tense spat up past participle spat up] american informal phrasal verbif a baby or animal spits up, or if it spits something up, it brings a small amount of food back up from its stomach and out of its mouthThesaurus: feeling sick and vomitinghyponym general words for illnesses, diseases and medical conditionssynonymMain entry: spit* * *
spit up [phrasal verb]spit up or spit (something) up or spit up (something) US, informal, of babies : to vomit or throw up a usually small amount of food or liquidThe baby spit up all over my blouse.
The baby spat up his breakfast.
• • •Main Entry: ↑spit* * *
ˌspit ˈup derived
Useful english dictionary. 2012.