SPIT OUT
Dictionary entry overview: What does spit out mean?
• SPIT OUT (verb)
The verb SPIT OUT has 3 senses:
1. spit up in an explosive manner
2. utter with anger or contempt
3. discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
Familiarity information: SPIT OUT used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• SPIT OUT (verb)
Meaning:
Spit up in an explosive manner
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
spit out; splutter; sputter
Hypernyms (to "spit out" is one way to...):
cough out; cough up; expectorate; spit out; spit up (discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Utter with anger or contempt
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
spit; spit out
Hypernyms (to "spit out" is one way to...):
emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
cough out; cough up; expectorate; spit up; spit out
Hypernyms (to "spit out" is one way to...):
discharge; eject; expel; release (eliminate (substances) from the body)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "spit out"):
cough (exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion)
ptyalise; ptyalize; spew; spit; spue (expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth)
spit out; splutter; sputter (spit up in an explosive manner)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
