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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My daughter also began to vomit on the bus that morning.
From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026
With just one episode to go, Rachel was finally in the firing line, alongside James, despite strenuous efforts that led him to collapse and vomit during that day's mission.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
It would take years and additional discoveries made by others to synthesize the hormone into an effective drug and to determine doses that didn’t make patients vomit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
That aunt said that Martin had instructed Timothy not to vomit and “showed him how to place his hand over his mouth to stop the vomit from coming out,” the report states.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
Or will the stench of vomit eventually take over the house?
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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