Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - shit

~1 n taboo, especially spoken 1 shit!/oh shit! used to express anger, fear, or disappointment  (Shit! I've left my purse at home.) 2 »BODY WASTE« solid waste that comes out of your body from your bowels  (Mind that dog shit!) 3 have/get the shits to have or get diarrhoea 4 »STH UNPLEASANT/BAD QUALITY« something that is useless or very bad quality  (Their apartment is full of cheap modern shit. | What's that shit you're reading?) 5 »STUPID/UNTRUE TALK« something that you think is stupid or untrue  (You expect me to believe that shit? | full of shit (=saying things that are stupid or not true))  (You're full of shit, Rudy. All this stuff about money and cars is just to impress the girls.) 6 »PERSON« someone who is very unpleasant and treats other people badly  (You don't want to get involved with Colin - he's a complete shit.) 7 in deep shit also in the shit BrE in a lot of trouble  (Pete's in deep shit because his wife's found out that he lied to her.) 8 not give/care a shit to not care at all about something  (I don't give a shit what you think!) 9 feel like shit to feel very ill  (I woke up with a hangover, and felt like shit for the rest of the day.) 10 beat/kick the shit out of to beat or kick someone very violently  (I'll beat the shit out of you!) 11 give sb shit to insult someone or criticize them  (She's always giving me shit about my clothes and stuff.) 12 the shit hit the fan used to say that there will be a lot of trouble when someone finds out about something  (He'll be back this afternoon, and that's when the shit will really hit the fan.)  (- see also scare the shit out of scare1 (1), tough shit tough1 (6)) ~2 v past tense and past participle shit or shat taboo, especially spoken 1 to pass solid waste out of your body from your bowels 2 shit yourself to feel very worried or frightened  (I'm absolutely shitting myself about the test next week.) 3 AmE to tell someone something that is untrue  (Are you shitting me?) ~3 adj taboo, spoken 1 especially BrE very bad  (Jim is shit at football. | It's a really shit job.) 2 be up shit creek to be in a very difficult or dangerous situation