spits out

Rapidly produces output

Spits out means to eject something from the mouth, or by extension, to produce or deliver something rapidly and often forcefully.

A machine spits out receipts, a program spits out data, a person spits out angry words.

The phrase suggests quick, somewhat crude output—not carefully crafted but expelled: The printer just spits out page after page, She spat out the accusation before he could respond.

Related

puke · expel · regurgitate · drools · exclaims · release · extrude · exude · saliva · secrete · retorts · sprays · discards · evacuates · coughs up · produces · lets loose · discharge

Opposites
oral intake vs. expulsion

spits outswallows

Gulps or migratory birds

ingests · devours · consumes · takes in · eats

retention vs. ejection

spits outkeeps in

Retains within boundaries

retains · keeps · hangs onto · stores · pockets

speech/information delivery

spits outholds back

Restrains or delays

withholds · keeps to oneself · bites one's tongue · suppresses · bites back

Family

spit, spits, spitting, spat, out, outs, outing, outed, outer

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G