shit
[noun]
Synonyms: nonsense, bull, *bullshit, crap, hogwash, hooey, *horseshit, poppycock, rot, rubbish, snot, cur, dog, prick, scum, *shithead, skunk, snake, toad, *turd, diarrhea, backdoor trots, dysentery, flux, Montezuma's revenge, runs, scour(s), squirts, summer complaint, trots

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Related Words: *asshole, bastard, *son of a bitch

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I. shit¹ /ʃɪt/ interjection not polite
used to express anger, annoyance, fear, or disappointment Synonym : damn:
Shit! I’ve left my purse at home.

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II. shit² noun spoken not polite
[Language: Old English; Origin: scite]

1. BODY WASTE
a) [uncountable] solid waste that comes out of your body from your bowels:
a car covered in bird shit
b) [singular] an act of getting rid of solid waste from your bowels
take a shit (also have a shit )British English

2. SOMETHING BAD [uncountable] something that you think is bad or of very bad quality, or a bad situation:
I’m not eating that shit!
piece/pile/load etc of shit

3. STUPID/UNTRUE TALK [uncountable] something that someone says that you think is stupid or untrue Synonym : nonsense:
You expect me to believe that shit?
You’re full of shit (=the things you say are stupid or untrue).

4. not give a shit (what/whether/about etc) to not care at all about something or someone Synonym : not give a damn:
I don’t give a shit what you think!

5. have/get the shits to have or get diarrhoea (=an illness in which solid waste comes out of your body in a much more liquid form than usual)

6. take/put up with shit (from somebody) to allow someone to behave badly or treat you badly

7. PERSON [countable] someone who is very unpleasant and treats other people badly

8. feel/look like shit to feel or look very ill, or to not look as neat and clean as you should

9. treat somebody like shit to treat someone very badly

10. SB’S POSSESSIONS [uncountable] American English someone’s possessions, especially the things they have with them:
Get your shit together, then come on over.

11. shit happens used to say that sometimes bad things happen, and people cannot always prevent them from happening

12. ... and shit used to say that there are more details that you could mention, but it should be clear to someone else what you mean:
You said you had maps and shit.

13. no shit American English
a) used to express surprise or to check whether what someone has just said is true:
‘I can get you one for $50.’ ‘No shit?’
b) used to emphasize that what you are saying is true, or to agree that what someone else says is true:
They had like, no shit, 40 different kinds of beer.

14. in deep shit (also in the shit British English) in a lot of trouble Synonym : in big trouble

15. beat/kick etc the shit out of somebody to beat, kick etc someone so violently that they are badly injured

16. give somebody shit to insult someone or criticize them

17. the shit hits the fan used to say that there will be a lot of trouble when someone finds out about something
⇒ be hot shit at hot¹(4), ⇒ tough shit! at tough¹(8)

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III. shit³ verb (past tense and past participle shit or shat /ʃæt/, present participle shitting) spoken not polite

1. shit yourself British Englishshit (in) your pants American English to feel very worried or frightened

2. [intransitive] to pass solid waste out of your body from your bowels

3. [transitive] American English to tell someone something that is untrue:
Are you shitting me?

4. [intransitive] to treat someone very badly
shit on
This will teach you not to shit on me.

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IV. shit⁴ adjective British English spoken not polite
very bad:
a really shit job
shit at
I’m shit at tennis.
⇒ up shit creek at creek(3)

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