spits up

verb

present tense third-person singular of spit up
as in vomits
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth the baby finished nursing and promptly spit up

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  1. vomits
  2. throws up
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  • Back at the Apollyon, Nas vomits the same black, viscous substance again.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026
  • On the night of the reprieve, Owen, cut loose for the evening by his girlfriend, who wants to canoodle with a neighbor, vomits in the vicinity of Allie’s high heels, in what might be called a meet-boot.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of vomits
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  • As Judy goes barreling down the street, people stare, drivers yell, and the brassy Brooklynite throws up a finger.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
  • That throws up a juxtaposition whereby clubs have to balance competing objectives.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of throws up
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