vomit
Americanverb (used without object)
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to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; regurgitate; throw up.
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to belch or spew with force or violence.
verb (used with object)
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to eject from the stomach through the mouth; spew.
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to cast out or eject as if in vomiting; send out forcefully or violently.
The volcano vomited flames and molten rock.
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to cause (a person) to vomit.
noun
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the act of vomiting.
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the matter ejected in vomiting.
verb
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to eject (the contents of the stomach) through the mouth as the result of involuntary muscular spasms of the stomach and oesophagus
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to eject or be ejected forcefully; spew forth
noun
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the matter ejected in vomiting
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the act of vomiting
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a drug or agent that induces vomiting; emetic
Other Word Forms
- unvomited adjective
- vomiter noun
- vomitive adjective
- vomitously adverb
Etymology
Origin of vomit
1375–1425; late Middle English vomiten < Latin vomitāre, frequentative of vomere to discharge, vomit; akin to Greek emeîn ( emetic )
Example Sentences
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After an earache, his symptoms were fever, headaches, dizziness, vomiting and confusion.
From BBC
Juliette Kenny died last week one day after showing symptoms of the disease which included vomiting and discolouration in her cheeks, her father said.
From BBC
Children of mothers with untreated depression had a higher risk of developing digestive conditions, including nausea and vomiting, functional constipation, colic, and irritable bowel syndrome.
From Science Daily
Side-effects can include nausea, vomiting and digestive problems; rarer complications include gallstones or pancreatitis.
From BBC
The trustee admitted under oath that my mother was vomiting on herself as she was being taken to sign the documents that changed my future.
From MarketWatch
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