spit up

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Definition
  1. Verb (transitive and intransitive):
    • To expel or discharge something, such as phlegm, mucus, or vomit, from the mouth.
    • To give or hand over something, especially money, reluctantly or with difficulty.
Usage
  • The verb "spit up" is commonly used to describe the action of a baby regurgitating a small amount of milk or food.
  • It can also be used more generally for any instance of bringing up contents from the stomach or lungs through the mouth.
  • In a figurative, informal sense, it describes the act of surrendering something one would prefer to keep.
Examples
  • Literal (expelling matter):
    • The infant tends to spit up a little after each feeding.
    • He was coughing so hard he began to spit up blood.
  • Figurative (reluctantly giving):
    • After weeks of negotiation, the company finally spit up the compensation funds.
    • He spit up the cash he owed, but he wasn't happy about it.
Advanced Usage
  • "to spit up on (someone/something)": To expel matter onto a person or object.
    • The baby spit up on her new dress.
Variants and Related Words
  • Spit-up (noun): The substance that has been expelled.
    • There was spit-up on his shoulder.
  • Regurgitate (verb): A more formal synonym for the act of bringing swallowed food back into the mouth.
  • Vomit (verb/noun): A stronger term for ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth.
Synonyms
  • Throw up (for the expelling sense)
  • Cough up (for both the expelling and the reluctant giving senses)
  • Disgorge
  • Fork over (informal, for the reluctant giving sense)
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Cough up: Very similar in meaning, used for both expelling matter and giving money reluctantly.
    • The witness was forced to cough up the information.
  • Throw up: Almost exclusively used for vomiting.
Related Idioms
  • Pay through the nose: To pay a very high price, often reluctantly. This is related to the figurative sense of "spit up" involving money.
    • We had to pay through the nose for those tickets.
Verb
  1. discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
  2. give reluctantly
    • He coughed up some money for his children's tuition

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