spit up

verb

spit up or spat up; spitting up; spits up
spit-up noun

Examples of spit up in a Sentence

the baby finished nursing and promptly spit up
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After the birth, Curtis became alarmed when her daughter spit up a bit of blood. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025 The baby was seen spitting up all over himself afterward. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025 Some babies developed symptoms such as spitting up and diarrhea after being forced to switch brands, researchers found. Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025 The nine-year veteran left Monday’s 27-9 playoff victory over the Minnesota Vikings with a chest contusion that, after spitting up blood, required a trip to an Arizona hospital. Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spit up

Word History

First Known Use

1779, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spit up was in 1779

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“Spit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spit%20up. Accessed 11 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

spit up

verb
: regurgitate, vomit
the baby spit up twice
spit-up noun
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