spit up
verb
spit up or spat up; spitting up; spits up
: regurgitate, vomit
spit-up
ˈspit-ˌəp 
noun 
Synonyms
- barf
- gag
- heave
- hurl
- puke
- retch
- spew
- throw up
- upchuck
- vomit
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Example Sentences
the baby finished nursing and promptly spit up
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Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 15 June 2022 Overfed babies can have stomach pains, gas, spit up or vomit and be at higher risk for obesity later in life. Tribune News Service, al, 7 June 2022 Shauna needed to change his baby bed frequently because Aiden spit up in large amounts after eating, drenching his tiny hospital gowns and bedding. jsonline.com, 29 Apr. 2022 The day before, the infant had been a little cold and had spit up, which wasn’t particularly unusual. Bryant Furlow, ProPublica, 30 Mar. 2021 Of course, the exploits of Nadal and Djokovic -- and, with lesser frequency, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka and Gael Monfils and Grigor Dimitrov and Dominic Thiem, etc. -- make fans spit up their sodas in amazement. oregonlive, 2 Mar. 2021 The boy with the birthmark spit up his Jack-and-soda. Brontez Purnell, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2021 Patients sometimes vomit or spit up saliva or other fluids while being intubated. Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 24 Nov. 2020 The child spit up water and began breathing on his own after CPR was started before fire officials arrived on scene, Douglas said. Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2020 See More
Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 15 June 2022 Overfed babies can have stomach pains, gas, spit up or vomit and be at higher risk for obesity later in life. Tribune News Service, al, 7 June 2022 Shauna needed to change his baby bed frequently because Aiden spit up in large amounts after eating, drenching his tiny hospital gowns and bedding. jsonline.com, 29 Apr. 2022 The day before, the infant had been a little cold and had spit up, which wasn’t particularly unusual. Bryant Furlow, ProPublica, 30 Mar. 2021 Of course, the exploits of Nadal and Djokovic -- and, with lesser frequency, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka and Gael Monfils and Grigor Dimitrov and Dominic Thiem, etc. -- make fans spit up their sodas in amazement. oregonlive, 2 Mar. 2021 The boy with the birthmark spit up his Jack-and-soda. Brontez Purnell, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2021 Patients sometimes vomit or spit up saliva or other fluids while being intubated. Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 24 Nov. 2020 The child spit up water and began breathing on his own after CPR was started before fire officials arrived on scene, Douglas said. Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1779, in the meaning defined above
spits up
verb
as in vomits
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth the baby finished nursing and promptly spit up Synonyms & Similar Words
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- vomits
- throws up
- loses one's lunch
- hurls
- pukes
- retches
- barfs
- gags
- upchucks
- tosses one's cookies
- spews
- ejects
- heaves
- regurgitates
- disgorges
- expels
- nauseates
- for the hell of it
- for the life of one
- for the long haul
- for the love of God
- for the love of mike
- for the love of Mike/Pete
- for the love of pete
- for the meantime
- for the most part
- for the nonce
- for the public good
- for the record
- for the rest
- for the sake of appearances
- for the sake of it
- for the sake of simplicity
- for the simple reason that
- for the time being
- for the use of
- for the want of
- for the world
- for thy
- for to
- for want of
- for what