spit out

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spit out (third-person singular simple present spits out, present participle spitting out, simple past and past participle spat out or spit out)

1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see spit,‎ out.
2. To say reluctantly (see also spit it out).
   • 1920, Sabine Baring-Gould, Mehalah: a story of the salt marshes, Chapter XXII,

     "Hark ye, mistress," said the shepherd. "I've had much on my tongue this many a day, but you haven't given me the chance to spit it out. I won't be put off any longer."

3. To rap; to repeat verses passionately or intensely.
4. To say scornfully.

   "You will die now!", he spat out.

   • 2017 September 19, Gwilym Mumford, “Kingsman: The Golden Circle review – spy sequel reaches new heights of skyscraping silliness”, in the Guardian‎:

     But, crucially, the visual wit that made the original feel so bracingly fresh is maintained, not to mention its fondness for turning the Savile Row air blue – if you’ve ever hoped to witness Elton John spitting out four-letter words like a Gatling gun, all while wearing a remarkable feathered suit, then this might be the gonzo spy caper for you.

5. To eject.

   My computer won't read this DVD. It just keeps spitting it out.

• Spit as the past form is common only in the US, while spat is common everywhere.
• The object in all transitive senses can come before or after the particle. If it is a pronoun, then it must come before the particle.

• outspit, tip outs, utopist