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SPIT OUT
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
Synonyms:
cough out; cough up; expectorate; spit out; spit up
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "spit out" is one way to...):
discharge; eject; exhaust; expel; release (eliminate (a substance))
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
Sense 2
Meaning:
Spit up in an explosive manner
Synonyms:
spit out; splutter; sputter
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
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
Sense 3
Meaning:
Utter with anger or contempt
Synonyms:
spit; spit out
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
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
