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  1. 1. n. To eject the contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke; to spew. Source: opted
  2. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. Hence, to eject from any hollow place; to belch forth; to emit; to throw forth; as, volcanoes vomit flame, stones, etc. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. Matter that is vomited; esp., matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. That which excites vomiting; an emetic. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. the matter ejected in vomiting Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth Source: wordnet
  9. 9. v. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth Source: wordnet
  10. 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. Source: webster
  11. 11. To eject the contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke; tospew. Source: adambom
  12. 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 Source: ecdict

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