spit out

Questions about spit out

What does spit out mean?

spit out means "spit up in an explosive manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for spit out?

Close synonyms include splutter, sputter, spit, expectorate, cough up. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is spit out a common word?

spit out is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.