spit_up (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the expression *spit up*:
VERB	possession	spit up, cough up, pony up	give reluctantly
VERB	body	spit up, expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit out	discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth

English > *spit up*: 2 senses > verb 1, possession
Meaning	Give reluctantly.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	cough up, pony up
Broader	give	transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
See also	spit	expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
Spanish	desembolsar, escupir, soltar pasta, soltar
Catalan	deixar anar, desemborsar, desembossar

English > *spit up*: 2 senses > verb 2, body
Meaning	Discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonyms	expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit out
Narrower	cough	exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
	spit, ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue	Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
	splutter, sputter, spit out	spit up in an explosive manner
Broader	exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release	Eliminate (a substance)
See also	spit	expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
Spanish	expectorar
Catalan	expectorar

HyperDic: spit_up