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  Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#SPITOUT

Verb

spit out (third-person singular simple present spits out, present participle spitting out, simple past and past participle spat out or spit out)Category:English lemmas#SPITOUTCategory:English verbs#SPITOUTCategory:English phrasal verbs#SPITOUTCategory:English phrasal verbs formed with %22out%22#SPITOUTCategory:English multiword terms#SPITOUTCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#SPITOUTCategory:Pages with entries#SPIT%20OUTCategory:Pages with 1 entry#SPIT%20OUT

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see spit,‎ out.

   The cocktail tasted so disgusting that I had to spit it out immediately.Category:English terms with usage examples#SPITOUT

2. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#SPITOUT) To say reluctantly (see also spit it out).

   Synonym: come out with

   Well, you've obviously got something to say about their relationship, so just spit it out already!Category:English terms with usage examples#SPITOUT

   • 1920, Sabine Baring-Gould, chapter XXII, in Mehalah: a story of the salt marshes:

     "Hark ye, mistress," said the shepherd. "I've had much on my tongue this many a day, but you haven't given me the chance to spit it out. I won't be put off any longer."

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3. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#SPITOUT) To rap; to repeat verses passionately or intensely.

   Synonym: spit

   Damn, look at him spitting out these bars!Category:English terms with usage examples#SPITOUT

   • 1983 April 23, Ruth Borenstein, “Alive! Dazzles”, in Gay Community News, page 11:

     She spit the notes out so quickly, she might have given the fast talker in those Federal Express commercials a real run for his money.

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4. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#SPITOUT) To say scornfully.

   "You will die now!", he spat out.Category:English terms with usage examples#SPITOUT

   • 2017 September 19, Gwilym Mumford, “Kingsman: The Golden Circle review – spy sequel reaches new heights of skyscraping silliness”, in the Guardian‎:

     But, crucially, the visual wit that made the original feel so bracingly fresh is maintained, not to mention its fondness for turning the Savile Row air blue – if you’ve ever hoped to witness Elton John spitting out four-letter words like a Gatling gun, all while wearing a remarkable feathered suit, then this might be the gonzo spy caper for you.

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5. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#SPITOUT) To eject.

   My computer won't read this DVD. It just keeps spitting it out.Category:English terms with usage examples#SPITOUT

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• outspit, tip outs, utopist