ALL meanings of spit up
spit up
S s - verb without object spit up to eject saliva from the mouth; expectorate. 1
- verb without object spit up to express hatred, contempt, etc., by or as if by ejecting saliva from the mouth. 1
- verb without object spit up to sputter: grease spitting on the fire. 1
- verb without object spit up to fall in scattered drops or flakes, as rain or snow. 1
- verb with object spit up to eject from the mouth: The children were spitting watermelon seeds over the fence. 1
- verb with object spit up to throw out or emit like saliva: The kettle spits boiling water over the stove. 1
- verb with object spit up to set a flame to. 1
- noun spit up saliva, especially when ejected. 1
- noun spit up the act of spitting. 1
- noun spit up Entomology.. Also called spittle. the frothy secretion exuded by spittlebugs. 1
- noun spit up a light fall of rain or snow. 1
- idioms spit up spit and image, Informal. exact likeness; counterpart: Hunched over his desk, pen in hand, he was the spit and image of his father at work. Also, spitting image, spit 'n' image. 1
- transitivephrasal verb spit up produce by spitting 1
- intransitivephrasal verbs spit up vomit 1
- noun spit up to regurgitate or cough up 0