shit

/ʃit/
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shit

He took a shit in the woods.

Definition
  1. Noun:

    • Feces, excrement: A coarse, vulgar term for solid bodily waste.
    • Something worthless or of poor quality: Used to describe an object, situation, or idea that is considered bad, useless, or contemptible.
    • An unacceptable situation or behavior: Refers to nonsense, lies, or unfair treatment.
    • A small or insignificant amount: Used in negative constructions to mean "nothing at all."
  2. Verb (intransitive):

    • To defecate: A coarse, vulgar term for the act of excreting feces.
    • To inform on someone; to betray a secret (slang): To tell authorities or others about someone's wrongdoing.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:

    • I stepped in dog shit on the sidewalk. (Referring to feces)
    • This movie is absolute shit. (Referring to something of very poor quality)
    • I'm tired of listening to his shit. (Referring to lies or nonsense)
    • He doesn't know shit about cars. (Referring to a complete lack of knowledge)
  • Verb:

    • I need to find a bathroom; I have to shit. (Referring to defecation)
    • He shit on his friends to get a lighter sentence. (Referring to informing on someone)
Advanced Usage
  • "to be in deep shit": To be in serious trouble.

    • If the boss finds out, we'll be in deep shit.
  • "to not give a shit": To not care at all.

    • I don't give a shit what they think.
  • "to scare the shit out of someone": To frighten someone very badly.

    • That horror movie scared the shit out of me.
  • "to beat/shit the shit out of someone": To beat someone severely.

    • He threatened to beat the shit out of me.
Variants and Related Words
  • Shitty (adj): Of very poor quality; unpleasant.

    • I'm having a really shitty day.
  • Bullshit (n): Nonsense, lies, or exaggerated talk.

    • His excuse was a load of bullshit.
  • Holy shit (interjection): An exclamation of surprise, shock, or amazement.

    • Holy shit! Did you see that?
Synonyms
  • Feces, excrement, crap, dung (for the bodily waste meaning).
  • Nonsense, garbage, rubbish, bull (for the worthless talk/behavior meaning).
Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases
  • Shit on (someone): To treat someone very badly or unfairly; to criticize harshly.

    • The boss is always shitting on the new employees.
  • Shit oneself: To be extremely frightened.

    • I almost shit myself when I saw the spider.
  • Get one's shit together: To become organized and effective.

    • You need to get your shit together and start studying.
Related Idioms
  • Full of shit: Describing someone who is lying or talking nonsense.

    • Don't listen to him; he's full of shit.
  • The shit hits the fan: A situation suddenly becomes very bad or chaotic.

    • The shit will hit the fan when they discover the money is missing.
  • Tough shit: A rude way of saying that a bad situation is unfortunate for someone but cannot be changed or is their own fault.

    • You failed the test? Tough shit. You should have studied.
shit

He took a shit in the woods.

Noun
  1. something of little value
    • his promise is not worth a damn
    • not worth one red cent
    • not worth shucks
  2. insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
  3. a coarse term for defecation
    • he took a shit
  4. a small worthless amount
    • you don't know jack
  5. obscene words for unacceptable behavior
    • I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk
    • what he said was mostly bull
  6. obscene terms for feces
Verb
  1. have a bowel movement
    • The dog had made in the flower beds
  2. give away information about somebody
    • He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam