spit up

Definition of spit upnext
as in to vomit
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth the baby finished nursing and promptly spit up

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Recent Examples of spit up Krasheninnikova first began spilling lava and spitting up ash on the morning of August 3 2025, according to reports from the Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team. Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025 Common at-home methods to help spit up a stone include swishing with a saltwater solution and coughing deeply.4 Why do tonsil stones smell so bad? Mark Gurarie, Health, 4 Sep. 2025 What will actually happen is that little Sean will spit up all over your new suit — moments before the big job interview. Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 13 Aug. 2025 Taylor Walls’ grounder was fielded by second baseman Marcus Semien and somehow Jonathan Aranda and Junior Caminero scored on a play that no doubt had Rangers’ manager Bruce Bochy spitting up on the bus ride back to the hotel. Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for spit up
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Verb
  • My cat vomits once every week or two.
    Jane Sykes, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The predominant symptoms experienced by the ill passengers and crew members were vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal cramps.
    Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Throughout his career, it was rumored that Hall threw up from nerves before each game, a fact the late Hawks Chairman Rocky Wirtz supported, having witnessed it while attending games during his youth at Chicago Stadium.
    Chris Kuc, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The skinny on why cats throw up, and when you should be concerned.
    Jane Sykes, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
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  • Over roughly three hours, agents came under gunfire, were rammed four times and faced mobs hurling debris.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Also this week, a former paralegal was acquitted after hurling a sandwich at a federal agent in August; Sabzi, a deli in Cornwall, England, is alleging that author Yasmin Khan’s new cookbook with the same name is trademark infringement; and more.
    Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025

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“Spit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spit%20up. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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