retch
[ rech ]
/ rɛtʃ /
verb (used without object)
to make efforts to vomit.
verb (used with object)
to vomit.
noun
the act or an instance of retching.
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Origin of retch
1540–50; variant of reach, Old English hrǣcan to clear the throat (not recorded in ME), derivative of hrāca a clearing of the throat; compare Old Norse hrǣkja to hawk, spit
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH retch
retch wretchWords nearby retch
retarded, retarded dentition, retardee, retarder, retarget, retch, retcon, retd, retd., rete, rete arteriosum
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British Dictionary definitions for retched
retch
/ (rɛtʃ, riːtʃ) /
verb
(intr) to undergo an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; heave
to vomit
noun
an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
Word Origin for retch
Old English hrǣcan; related to Old Norse hrǣkja to spit
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Medical definitions for retched
retch
[ rĕch ]
v.
To try to vomit.
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