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    SPIT UP

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     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouthplay

    Synonyms:

    cough out; cough up; expectorate; spit out; spit up

    Classified under:

    Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

    Hypernyms (to "spit up" is one way to...):

    discharge; eject; exhaust; expel; release (eliminate (a substance))

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "spit up"):

    cough (exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion)

    ptyalise; ptyalize; spew; spit; spue (expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth)

    spit out; splutter; sputter (spit up in an explosive manner)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Give reluctantlyplay

    Example:

    He coughed up some money for his children's tuition

    Synonyms:

    cough up; pony up; spit up

    Classified under:

    Verbs of buying, selling, owning

    Hypernyms (to "spit up" is one way to...):

    give (transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s something

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