vomit

[ vom-it ]

/ ˈvɒm ɪt /

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Definition of vomit

verb (used without object)

to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; regurgitate; throw up.

to belch or spew with force or violence.

verb (used with object)

to eject from the stomach through the mouth; spew.

to cast out or eject as if in vomiting; send out forcefully or violently: The volcano vomited flames and molten rock.

to cause (a person) to vomit.

noun

the act of vomiting.

the matter ejected in vomiting.

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Origin of vomit

1375–1425; late Middle English vomiten<Latin vomitāre, frequentative of vomere to discharge, vomit; akin to Greek emeîn (see emetic)

OTHER WORDS FROM vomit

vom·it·er, nounvom·i·tive, adjectivevom·i·tous·ly, adverbun·vom·it·ed, adjective

Words nearby vomit

Volzhsky, vom, vomer, vomerine cartilage, vomica, vomit, vomit comet, vomiting of pregnancy, vomiting reflex, vomitive, vomito

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How to use vomit in a sentence

Then again, that would also be fitting, what with the Doom Patrol’s newest adventure featuring, for good gross-out measure, more than one instance of colorful vomit.
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He would treat private planes like they were the tour bus in “Almost Famous,” returning them caked in vomit, their crews untipped.
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We call it “bread with vomit,” so you can imagine what it looks like and even worse how it tastes.
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Just spray its enzymatic bacteria ingredients onto the troubled area, where they will be activated, and then eliminate leftover organic matter from urine, vomit, or other unwanted residues.
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Cohen sold buzzers, whoopee cushions, fake vomit, Halloween costumes, masks and souvenirs.
Al Cohen, D.C. magic shop proprietor who knew all the tricks, dies at 94|Matt Schudel|December 18, 2020|Washington Post
Vomit—a settled word, and one of the foremost, of the reversed, unnatural vital function.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 66 No.406, August 1849|Various
When called to patients in the stage of Black Vomit, whether that came on as an early symptom, or at a later stage, Nit.
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This they do also when a Tempest is coming; and after the Tempest, they Vomit them up.
Curious Creatures in Zoology|John Ashton
The final item in the account was for April 22, 1750, for “a Vomit.”
The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia|C. Malcolm Watkins
It intoxicates the Brain, and makes one giddy, without any other operation either by Stool or Vomit.
An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies|Robert Knox

British Dictionary definitions for vomit

vomit

/ (ˈvɒmɪt) /

verb -its, -iting or -ited

to eject (the contents of the stomach) through the mouth as the result of involuntary muscular spasms of the stomach and oesophagus

to eject or be ejected forcefully; spew forth

noun

the matter ejected in vomiting

the act of vomiting

a drug or agent that induces vomiting; emetic

Derived forms of vomit

vomiter, noun

Word Origin for vomit

C14: from Latin vomitāre to vomit repeatedly, from vomere to vomit

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for vomit

vomit

[ vŏm′ĭt ]

To eject part or all of the stomach contents through the mouth, usually in a series of involuntary spasmic movements.

The act or an instance of ejecting matter from the stomach through the mouth.

Matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth.

An emetic.

Scientific definitions for vomit

vomit

[ vŏm′ĭt ]

Matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth, usually as a result of involuntary muscle contractions.

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