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SPIT UP
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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 up" is one way to...):
discharge; eject; exhaust; expel; release (eliminate (a substance))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "spit up"):
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:
Give reluctantly
Example:
He coughed up some money for his children's tuition
Synonyms:
cough up; pony up; spit up
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "spit up" is one way to...):
give (transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
