shit

shit¹ [ʃıt] interjection not polite

used to express anger, annoyance, fear, or disappointment

= ↑damn

▪ Shit! I've left my purse at home.

shit ²

shit² S2 n spoken not polite

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1¦(body waste)¦

2¦(something bad)¦

3¦(stupid/untrue talk)¦

4 not give a shit (what/whether/about etc)

5 have/get the shits

6 take/put up with shit (from somebody)

7¦(person)¦

8 feel/look like shit

9 treat somebody like shit

10¦(somebody's possessions)¦

11 shit happens

12 ... and shit

13 no shit

14 in deep shit

15 beat/kick etc the shit out of somebody

16 give somebody shit

17 the shit hits the fan

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[: Old English; Origin: scite]

1.) ¦(BODY WASTE)¦

a) [U]

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

BrE

2.) ¦(SOMETHING BAD)¦[U]

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)¦[U]

something that someone says that you think is stupid or untrue

= ↑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

= 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 sb)

to allow someone to behave badly or treat you badly

7.) ¦(PERSON)¦

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 sb like shit

to treat someone very badly

10.)¦(SOMEBODY'S POSSESSIONS)¦

AmE [U]

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 shitAmE

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 BrE

in a lot of trouble

= ↑in big trouble

15.) beat/kick etc the shit out of sb

to beat, kick etc someone so violently that they are badly injured

16.) give sb 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)

shit ³

shit³ v past tense and past participle shit or shat [ʃæt] present participle shitting

spoken not polite

1.) shit yourself

BrE shit (in) your pants

AmE to feel very worried or frightened

2.)

to pass solid waste out of your body from your ↑bowels

3.) [T] [i]AmE

to tell someone something that is untrue

▪ Are you shitting me?

4.)

to treat someone very badly

shit on

▪ This will teach you not to shit on me.

shit ⁴

shit⁴ [i]adj BrE spoken not polite

very bad

▪ a really shit job

shit at

▪ I'm shit at tennis.

→up shit creek at ↑creek