vomit
noun
- the act or process of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- matter ejected in this way
- Archaic emetic
intransitive verb
- to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; throw up
- to be thrown up or out with force or violence; rush out
transitive verb
- to throw up (food)
- to discharge or throw out with force or in copious quantities; belch forth
See vomit in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(vŏmˈĭt)
verb vom·it·ed,
vom·it·ing,
vom·its verb, intransitive- To eject part or all of the contents of the stomach through the mouth, usually in a series of involuntary spasmic movements.
- To be discharged forcefully and abundantly; spew or gush: The dike burst, and the floodwaters vomited forth.
verb, transitive- To eject (contents of the stomach) through the mouth.
- To eject or discharge in a gush; spew out: The volcano vomited lava and ash.
noun- The act or an instance of ejecting matter from the stomach through the mouth.
- Matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth.
- An emetic.
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