vomit

[ vom-it ]
/ ˈvɒm ɪt /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR vomit ON THESAURUS.COM

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)

noun

the act of vomiting.
the matter ejected in vomiting.

QUIZZES

DIVE INTO THIS BALMY SUMMERTIME SPELLING QUIZ

Do you often fall under the spell of the summer season? See if you can really spell your way through it with this quiz of popular summertime words.
Question 1 of 12
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

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
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Words related to vomit

gag, regurgitate, heave, eject, expel, spew, puke, hurl, ruminate, emit, retch, upchuck

Example sentences from the Web for vomit

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 ]

v.

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

n.

The act or an instance of ejecting matter from the stomach through the mouth.
Matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth.
An emetic.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for vomit

vomit
[ vŏm′ĭt ]

Matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth, usually as a result of involuntary muscle contractions.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.