spit up

verb

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 The pair hugged in the middle of the ring, with Paul spitting up blood. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025 The sink gurgles like an infant, spitting up rusty water. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025 Gotta go see that Groff spit up close and personal. — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for spit up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spit up
  1. vomit
  2. throw up
  3. hurl
Verb
  • Back at the Apollyon, Nas vomits the same black, viscous substance again.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026
  • When the friend got sick and vomited, driver Vu Tran pulled over on the side of Route 73 in Orange County and all three got out of the car before Normandin-Parker was hit by traffic.
    — Hannah Fingerhut, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of vomit
Verb
  • Many also feel nauseated, throw up or break out in a blotchy rash a few days in.
    — Andrés Henao, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The biggest gulfs might occasionally emerge if there are several tiers between two sides in a cup tie or in pre-season, when fitness, motivation and concentration can throw up oddities.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of throw up
Verb
  • When campaigning for parliament in 2024, Farage had a milkshake thrown at him by a woman and on another occasion objects were hurled towards his open-top bus by a man.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The disdain liberal media outlets hurl at her isn't because Sweeney defied their values.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of hurl

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“Spit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spit%20up. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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