(shits, shitting, shat)
1.
Some people use shit to refer to solid waste matter from the body of a human being or animal. (INFORMAL, RUDE)
N-UNCOUNT
2.
To shit means to get rid of solid waste matter from the body. (INFORMAL, RUDE)
VERB: V
3.
To have a shit means to get rid of solid waste matter from the body. (INFORMAL, RUDE)
N-SING
4.
If someone has the shits, liquid waste matter keeps coming out of their body because they are ill or afraid. (INFORMAL, RUDE)
N-PLURAL: the N
5.
People sometimes refer to things that they do not like as shit. (INFORMAL, RUDE)
This is a load of shit.
N-UNCOUNT [disapproval]
6.
People sometimes insult someone they do not like by referring to them as a shit. (INFORMAL, RUDE)
N-COUNT [disapproval]
7.
Shit is used to express anger, impatience, or disgust. (INFORMAL, RUDE)
EXCLAM
8.
To beat or kick the shit out of someone means to beat or kick them so violently that they are badly injured. (INFORMAL, RUDE)
PHRASE: V inflects [emphasis]
9.
If someone says that the shit hit the fan, they mean that there was suddenly a lot of trouble or angry arguments. (INFORMAL, RUDE)
PHRASE: V inflects
10.
If someone says that they do not give a shit about something, they mean that they do not care about it at all. (INFORMAL, RUDE)
PHRASE: V inflects, usu with brd-neg [feelings]