| VERB | body | ptyalize, spit, ptyalise, spew, spue | expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth |
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| Meaning | Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | spit, ptyalise, spew, spue | |
| Broader | expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit up, spit out | Discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth |
| Spanish | escupir, esputar, saliva | |
| Catalan | escopir, esputar, saliva | |
| Nouns | ptyalism | excessive flow of saliva |
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