Thesaurus: retch

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1. v. i. To make an effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.
2. v. t. & i. To care for; to heed; to reck.
3. n. an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
4. v. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
5. v. make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
6. To make an effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting. [Written also reach.] Beloved Julia, hear me still beseeching! (Here he grew inarticulate with retching.) Byron. To care for; to heed; to reck. [Obs.] Chaucer.
7. To make an effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting. [Writtenalso reach.]Beloved Julia, hear me still beseeching! (Here he grew inarticulatewith retching.) Byron.
8. n:10/v:90 n an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting v eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth v make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit