vomit

[vom-it]

verb (used without object)

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

2. to belch or spew with force or violence.

verb (used with object)

1. to eject from the stomach through the mouth; spew.

2. to cast out or eject as if in vomiting; send out forcefully or violently.

   The volcano vomited flames and molten rock.

3. to cause (a person) to vomit.

noun

1. the act of vomiting.

2. the matter ejected in vomiting.

vomit

/ ˈvɒmɪt /

verb

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

2. to eject or be ejected forcefully; spew forth

noun

1. the matter ejected in vomiting

2. the act of vomiting

3. a drug or agent that induces vomiting; emetic

vomit

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

Other Word Forms

• vomiter noun
• vomitive adjective
• vomitously adverb
• unvomited adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vomit¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of vomit¹

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

Example Sentences

“Payback,” Law thought to himself after watching one of them vomit.

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Keith Browner Jr. told TMZ that he talked to his father Monday night when the elder Browning was having stomach problems, vomiting and feeling tired.

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The government agency said people should be alert to the symptoms of meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia, which can include a fever, headache, rapid breathing, drowsiness, shivering, vomiting, plus cold hands and feet.

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Skaggs died in his hotel room in Texas of asphyxiation, according to an autopsy, choking on his own vomit while under the influence of oxycodone, fentanyl and alcohol.

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Many of his neighbors were beginning to feel ill, reporting issues such as heart palpitations, vomiting, burning eyes and bloody noses.

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Related Words

• eject 
• gag 
• heave 
• regurgitate