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
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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have vomitedperfect
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has vomitedperfect 3rd person singular
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has been vomitingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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have been vomitingperfect progressive
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are vomitingprogressive
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am vomitingprogressive 1st person singular
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is vomitingprogressive 3rd person singular
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vomitingparticiple
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vomitssingular 3rd person
Past
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had vomitedperfect
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was vomitingprogressive singular
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were vomitingprogressive plural
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had been vomitingperfect progressive
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vomitedparticiple
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vomitedsimple
Future
Etymology
Origin of vomit
1375–1425; late Middle English vomiten < Latin vomitāre, frequentative of vomere to discharge, vomit; akin to Greek emeîn ( see emetic)
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"I had people vomit next to me or peeing next to me," she says.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Ebola spreads through direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person, including blood, vomit, diarrhoea, saliva, urine, semen and sweat.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
I want to vomit every time I hear this phrase.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
My daughter also began to vomit on the bus that morning.
From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026
Sarai’s throat burned—from the vomit, not the moths.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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