shit

Pronunciation

• enPR: shĭt, IPA ^(key): /ʃɪt/

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Adjective

Positive shit

Comparative shitter

Superlative shittest

1. (vulgar) When something is shit, it is bad.

Interjection

Interjection shit

1. (vulgar) You use "shit" when you are surprised, afraid, or angry.
   • Synonyms: damn, fuck, hell and piss

   Shit! I forgot my keys in my car.

Noun

Singular shit

Plural shits

(vulgar)

1. (countable & uncountable) Shit is waste that comes out of the anus.
   • Synonyms: feces, stool, crap, poo, poop, poo-poo and doo-doo

   The yard in front of their house was always covered with dog shit.

2. (uncountable) Shit is something bad, low quality.

   I drank that shit one time and was sick as hell.

3. (uncountable) Shit is stuff in general, physical things, actions, ideas, etc.

   Stop that shit, it's bugging me.

   Get your shit out of my room.

Usage notes

This word is quite offensive to some people. Often another less offensive word is used instead, such as shoot, shite and shiz.

Verb

Plain form shit

Third-person singular shits

Past tense shitted

Past participle shitted

Present participle shitting

Plain form shit

Third-person singular shits

Past tense shit

Past participle shit

Present participle shitting

Plain form shit

Third-person singular shits

Past tense shat

Past participle shat

Present participle shitting

1. (transitive & intransitive) (vulgar) When you shit, you push feces out of your anus.
   • Synonym: defecate

   Your dog should stop shitting on my lawn!