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vomit

  • verb
  • vŏm'it

To regurgitate or eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; puke.

Other meanings

  1. To regurgitate and discharge (something swallowed); to spew.

  2. To eject from any hollow place; to belch forth; to emit.

    “She snapped and started vomiting curses at us.”

Synonyms

  • cast
  • cat
  • throw up

Related words

  • dry vomit
  • I need to vomit
  • projectile vomit
  • vomit up
  • vomit blood
  • vomitable
  • vomiting nut
  • vomitoxin
  • word vomit

Example sentences

  • “I felt like I was going to vomit.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Latin "vomitō".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “vomit” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.