Thesaurus: vomit

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1. n. To eject the contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke; to spew.
2. v. t. To throw up; to eject from the stomach through the mouth; to disgorge; to puke; to spew out; -- often followed by up or out.
3. v. t. Hence, to eject from any hollow place; to belch forth; to emit; to throw forth; as, volcanoes vomit flame, stones, etc.
4. n. Matter that is vomited; esp., matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth.
5. n. That which excites vomiting; an emetic.
6. n. the matter ejected in vomiting
7. n. a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting
8. n. the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
9. v. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
10. To eject the contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke; to spew. 1. To throw up; to eject from the stomach through the mouth; to disgorge; to puke; to spew out; -- often followed by up or out. The fish . . . vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. Jonah ii. 10. 2. Hence, to eject from any hollow place; to belch forth; to emit; to throw forth; as, volcanoes vomit flame, stones, etc. Like the sons of Vulcan, vomit smoke. Milton. 1. Matter that is vomited; esp., matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth. Like vomit from his yawning entrails poured. Sandys. 2. (Med.) That which excites vomiting; an emetic. He gives your Hollander a vomit. Shak. Black vomit. (Med.) See in the Vocabulary. -- Vomit nut, nux vomica.
11. To eject the contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke; tospew.
12. n:23/v:77 n. the matter ejected in vomiting n. the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth v. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth