spit (sth) up
mainly US— phrasal verb with spit uk/spɪt/us/spɪt/verb present participle spitting, past tense and past participle spat
to bring food up from the stomach out of the mouth, or cough something up out of the mouth:
A lot of babies spit up after feeding.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Vomiting & feelings of sickness
- barf
- bring
- bring sth up
- churn
- disgorge
- gag
- morning sickness
- motion sickness
- nauseating
- regurgitate
- repeat
- repeat on sb
- retch
- sick
- sick as a dog idiom
- spew
- spew (sth) up
- throw
- throw (sth) up
- turn sb's stomach idiom
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