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shit
(shĭt) Vulgar Slangv. shit also shat (shăt), shit·ting, shits
v.intr.
To defecate.
v.tr.
1. To defecate in (one's clothes or bed).
2. To tease or try to deceive.
n.
1. Excrement.
2. The act or an instance of defecating.
3. shits Diarrhea. Used with the.
4.
a. Something considered disgusting, of poor quality, foolish, or otherwise totally unacceptable.
b. A mean or contemptible person.
5. A narcotic or intoxicant, such as marijuana or heroin.
6. Things; items.
7. Foolish, deceitful, or boastful language.
8. Insolent talk or behavior.
9. Trouble or difficulty.
10. A small or worthless amount: He doesn't know shit.
11. Used for intensive effect in idioms such as scare the shit out of (someone) for scare (someone) very much.
interj.
Phrasal Verb: Used to express surprise, anger, or extreme displeasure.
shit on
Idioms: To treat with malice or extreme disrespect.
be the shit
To be excellent or impressive.
get (one's) shit together
To get organized; put one's affairs or possessions in order.
give a shit
To care the least bit.
no shit
1. Used to express disbelief.
2. Used to express contemptuous acknowledgment of the obvious.
shit bricks/a brick
To become extremely worried or frightened.
up shit creek (without a paddle)
In dire circumstances with no hope of help.
when the shit hits the fan
When the situation goes awry; when trouble starts.
[Middle English shitten, probably from Old English -sciten (as in besciten, covered with excrement), past participle of *scītan, to defecate; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]
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shit
(ʃɪt)vb, shits, shitting, shitted, shit or shat
1. to defecate
2. (usually foll by on) slang to give the worst possible treatment (to)
n
3. faeces; excrement
4. an act of defecation
5. rubbish; nonsense
6. an obnoxious or worthless person
7. (Recreational Drugs) cannabis resin or heroin
8. in the shit in trouble
9. the shit hits the fan the real trouble begins
10. (Pathology) the shits diarrhoea
interj
Also (esp dialect): shite an exclamation expressing anger, disgust, etc
[Old English scite (unattested) dung, scītan to defecate, of Germanic origin; related to Old English scēadan to separate, Old Norse skīta to defecate, Middle Dutch schitte excrement]
ˈshitty adj
ˈshittily adv
ˈshittiness n
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shit
(ʃɪt)n., v. shit or shat, shit•ting,
interj. Vulgar Slang. n.
1. excrement; feces.
2. an act of defecating; evacuation.
3. the shits, diarrhea.
4. lies, exaggeration, or nonsense.
5. something inferior or worthless.
6. anything at all; the least thing (usu. used in the negative): He doesn't know shit.
7. a mean, contemptible person.
8. narcotic drugs, esp. heroin or marijuana.
9. possessions; stuff.
v.i. 10. to defecate.
v.t. 11. to exaggerate or lie to.
interj. 12. (used to express disgust, disappointment, or the like.)
Idioms: get one's shit together, to get organized; pull oneself together.
[before 1000; (v.) variant (with short i from past participle or n.) of earlier shite, Middle English shiten, Old English -scītan; compare Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schiten (Dutch schijten), Old High German skīzan (German scheissen); (n.) re-formation from the v., or continuation of Old English scite (in place names)]
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shit
Past participle: shitted/shat/shit
Gerund: shitting
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| Noun | 1. |  shit - obscene terms for feces faecal matter, faeces, fecal matter, feces, ordure, BM, dejection, stool - solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels |
| 2. | shit - obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull" | |
| 3. | shit - a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude | |
| 4. |  shit - a coarse term for defecation; "he took a shit" | |
| 5. | shit - insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous dickhead, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, asshole, bastard, son of a bitch, whoreson, cocksucker, SOB disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable | |
| 6. | shit - something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" worthlessness, ineptitude - having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful; "the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness" | |
| Verb | 1. |  shit - give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" sell out - give information that compromises others |
| 2. | shit - have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds" make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, piss, wee, wee-wee, urinate, piddle, puddle, make - eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" dung - defecate; used of animals |
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shit
(Taboo slang)noun
1. dung, faeces, excrement, stool, muck, manure, droppings, kak (S. African), waste matter I feel like throwing a pile of dog shit over the fence.
2. rubbish, nonsense, garbage (informal), balls (taboo slang), bull (slang), rot, crap (taboo slang), bullshit (taboo slang), bollocks (Brit. taboo slang), cobblers (Brit. taboo slang), drivel, twaddle, tripe (informal), claptrap (informal), poppycock (informal), kak (S. African), pants (slang) This is a load of shit.
interjection
beat or kick the shit out of someone beat up, assault, set about, assail, fall upon, set upon, lay into (informal) You have to beat the shit out of him to get an answer.
not give a shit not care, not mind, not be interested, not be concerned, not be bothered, not give a damn (informal), not give a monkey's (informal) I don't give a shit what others think.
the shits diarrhoea, the runs, the trots, the skits, Delhi belly, Montezuma's revenge, gutrot, the squits (Brit. informal) `No olive oil,' he mimicked. 'Remember it gives you the shits.'
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Translations
kakstront
بِراز، خُراجيُبْرِز، يُخْرِج
говнолайно
merda
hovnosrát
lortskide
pasksitt
برازپخگه
kakatapaskapaskamainenpaskantaapaskoa
sranje
szarszarik
merda
skítaskíturskítur, saurkúka
うんこくそクソッげりチェ
대변똥
cacaremerda
šiktišūdasiššiktikakakakis
izkārnītieskakamēslisūdisūds
gównokupasrać
căcatrahat
hovnosrať
dreksranjesrati
dijarejaekskrementgovnoizmetproliv
bajsbajsadiarréfanrännskita
پا خانههگناٹٹى
cứt
shit
[ʃɪt] (shit or shat (vb: pt, pp))A. N
1. (= excrement) → mierda f
to have or take a shit → cagar
to have the shits → tener el vientre descompuesto
shit! → ¡mierda!, ¡joder!, ¡carajo! (esp LAm)
tough shit! → ¡mala suerte!
to beat the shit out of sb → darle hostias a algn, hostiar a algn
see also fan A
to have or take a shit → cagar
to have the shits → tener el vientre descompuesto
shit! → ¡mierda!, ¡joder!, ¡carajo! (esp LAm)
tough shit! → ¡mala suerte!
to beat the shit out of sb → darle hostias a algn, hostiar a algn
see also fan A
2. (= trouble) to be in the shit → estar bien jodido(s)
he landed us in the shit → nos dejó bien jodidos
he landed us in the shit → nos dejó bien jodidos
5. (= person) → mierda mf
B. VI → cagar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
shit
[ˈʃɪt] n
(= excrement) → merde f
to have a shit → chier
to have the shits (= diarrhoea) → avoir la chiasse
to kick the shit out of sb → démolir qn à coups de pied
to beat the shit out of sb → défoncer la gueule à qn
the shit hit the fan → ça a chié
I don't give a shit → j'en ai rien à foutre
tough shit! (= hard luck) → c'est comme ça!
to be in the shit → être dans la merde
to be in deep shit → être dans la merde jusqu'au cou
to be up shit creek, to be up shit creek without a paddle → être dans la merde jusqu'au cou
to have a shit → chier
to have the shits (= diarrhoea) → avoir la chiasse
to kick the shit out of sb → démolir qn à coups de pied
to beat the shit out of sb → défoncer la gueule à qn
the shit hit the fan → ça a chié
I don't give a shit → j'en ai rien à foutre
tough shit! (= hard luck) → c'est comme ça!
to be in the shit → être dans la merde
to be in deep shit → être dans la merde jusqu'au cou
to be up shit creek, to be up shit creek without a paddle → être dans la merde jusqu'au cou
(= person) → salaud (salope)m/f
excl → merde!
adj [book, film, joke] → de merde
vi → chier
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shit
:shitface
n (sl) = shithead
shitfaced
adj (sl) (with alcohol) → stockbesoffen (inf); (with drugs) → high (inf)
shithead
n (sl) → Scheißkerl m (inf), → Scheißtyp m (inf)
shithouse
shit
1 vb: pret, ptp <shat> (sl)n
(= excrement) → Scheiße f (vulg); to have/take a shit → scheißen (vulg); to have the shits → Dünnschiss haben (inf)
(= person) → Arschloch nt (vulg)
(= nonsense) → Scheiße f (inf), → Scheiß m (inf); that film/idea/singer is shit → dieser Film/diese Idee/dieser Sänger ist Scheiße (inf); don’t give me that shit! → erzähl mir nicht solche Scheiße (inf) → or solchen Scheiß (inf)!
shits pl (= state of fear) → Schiss m (sl), → Muffensausen nt (inf); to have/get the shits → Schiss (sl) → or Muffensausen (inf) → haben/kriegen; it gives me the shits → da krieg ich Schiss (sl)
adj attr → Scheiß- (inf), → beschissen (inf); a shit film → ein Scheißfilm m (inf), → ein beschissener Film (inf)
vi → scheißen (vulg); to shit on somebody (= inform) → jdn verpfeifen (inf); all offenders will be shat on from a great height (hum) → wer nicht spurt, wird unheimlich zusammengeschissen (inf) → or zur Sau gemacht (inf); it’s time to shit or get off the pot (US fig) → komm endlich zu Potte oder lass es ganz bleiben (inf)
vt you’re shitting me (US) → erzähl mir keinen Scheiß (inf); to shit bricks or a brick → sich (dat) → (vor Angst) in die Hosen scheißen (vulg)
vr to shit oneself → sich vollscheißen (vulg); (with fear) → sich (dat) → vor Angst in die Hosen scheißen (vulg)
interj → Scheiße (inf)
shit
2n (sl: = drugs) → Shit m (sl)
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shit
[ʃɪt] (fam!)1. excl → merda (fam!)
2. n (excrement) → merda (fam!); (rubbish) → porcheria; (worthless person) → pezzo di merda (fam!)
to be in the shit (fig) → essere nella merda (fam!)
to be in the shit (fig) → essere nella merda (fam!)
3. vi → cacare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
shit
(ʃit) noun an impolite or offensive word for the solid waste material that is passed out of the body.
verb – present participle ˈshitting: past tense, past participles shit, ~shat – to pass waste matter from the body.
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