Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To eject part or all of the contents of the stomach through the mouth, usually in a series of involuntary spasmic movements.
- intransitive verb To be discharged forcefully and abundantly; spew or gush.
- intransitive verb To eject (contents of the stomach) through the mouth.
- intransitive verb To eject or discharge in a gush; spew out.
- noun The act or an instance of ejecting matter from the stomach through the mouth.
- noun Matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth.
- noun An emetic.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To throw up or eject from the stomach; discharge from the stomach through the mouth: often followed by forth, up, or out.
- To eject with violence from any hollow place; belch forth; emit.
- To eject the contents of the stomach by the mouth; puke; spew.
- To be emitted; come out with force or violence.
- noun That which is vomited; specifically, matter ejected from the stomach in the act of vomiting; an attack of vomiting.
- noun That which excites the stomach to discharge its contents; an emetic.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To eject the contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke; to spew.
- transitive verb To throw up; to eject from the stomach through the mouth; to disgorge; to puke; to spew out; -- often followed by
up orout . - transitive verb Hence, to eject from any hollow place; to belch forth; to emit; to throw forth.
- noun Matter that is vomited; esp., matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth.
- noun (Med.) That which excites vomiting; an emetic.
- noun (Med.) See in the Vocabulary.
- noun nux vomica.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
regurgitate the contents of astomach ;puke . - noun The
regurgitated former contents of astomach . - noun The act of regurgitating.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- noun a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting
- noun the matter ejected in vomiting
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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And finally, I asked him what his lowest point was, and he said he had locked himself in his mansion in Atlanta for three days and, drapes drawn and windows closed, by himself, in what he called a vomit-stained dressing gown, dobbing at carpet with wet finger tip, trying to find cocaine residue.
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In an attempt to disgust them, I once again vomit on the carpet.
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I blame it on the word vomit, as I do most things.
Meredith Fineman: Fifty First (J)Dates: 18 -- Mama's Boy 2010
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I will not use the bar mix in the sink in order to mush up the vomit from the party … … there is a story in that and sadly its true … might have to write it … he he!!
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And yet, the media is in LOVE with him because he is the first black man they can embrace for president and not vomit from the overt racism of the Jacksons and Sharptons.
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I blame it on the word vomit, as I do most things.
Meredith Fineman: Fifty First (J)Dates: 18 -- Mama's Boy 2010
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Yeah, well, it depends on the definition of vomit in a sense, Baur said.
The Foie Gras Wars Mark Caro 2009
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His clothes were covered in vomit and diarrhoea, features indicative of a state of terror.
Incas ‘Fattened’ Kids Before Sacrificing Them | Impact Lab 2007
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Yeah, well, it depends on the definition of vomit in a sense, Baur said.
The Foie Gras Wars Mark Caro 2009
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This past weekend, amidst The Great Stomach Virus of 2006, Henry – covered in vomit and diarrhea – looked at Kris and said very clearly “Daadda.”
Vox | Her Bad Mother 2006
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