shit

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

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