v. i. | 1. | To eject the contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke; to spew. | ||||||
v. t. | 1. | To throw up; to eject from the stomach through the mouth; to disgorge; to puke; to spew out; - often followed by up or out. | ||||||
2. | Hence, to eject from any hollow place; to belch forth; to emit; to throw forth; | |||||||
n. | 1. | |||||||
1. | Matter that is vomited; esp., matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth. | |||||||
2. | (Med.) That which excites vomiting; an emetic.
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Noun | 1. | vomit - the matter ejected in vomiting |
2. | vomit - a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting | |
3. | vomit - the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth | |
Verb | 1. | vomit - eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" Synonyms: barf, be sick, puke, regorge, retch, sick, throw up, upchuck, vomit up, spue, disgorge, cat, spew, regurgitate, chuck, honk, purge, cast Antonyms: keep down - manage not to throw up |