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vomit

[vom-it]

verb (used without object)

  1. to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; regurgitate; throw up.

  2. to belch or spew with force or violence.



verb (used with object)

  1. to eject from the stomach through the mouth; spew.

  2. to cast out or eject as if in vomiting; send out forcefully or violently.

    The volcano vomited flames and molten rock.

  3. to cause (a person) to vomit.

noun

  1. the act of vomiting.

  2. the matter ejected in vomiting.

vomit

/ ˈɒɪ /

verb

  1. to eject (the contents of the stomach) through the mouth as the result of involuntary muscular spasms of the stomach and oesophagus

  2. to eject or be ejected forcefully; spew forth

“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

noun

  1. the matter ejected in vomiting

  2. the act of vomiting

  3. a drug or agent that induces vomiting; emetic

“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

vomit

  1. Matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth, usually as a result of involuntary muscle contractions.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • vomiter noun
  • vomitive adjective
  • vomitously adverb
  • unvomited adjective
  • ˈdzٱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of vomit1

1375–1425; late Middle English vomiten < Latin dz, frequentative of vomere to discharge, vomit; akin to Greek 𳾱î ( emetic )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of vomit1

C14: from Latin dz to vomit repeatedly, from vomere to vomit
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Jakob said he would routinely be punched around the head, on some occasions until he vomited.

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You see in the opening scene where people vomit on it, and just no one respects Murderbot or cares about him.

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On her third day of testimony, Ms Patterson told the court she had only eaten a small part of the lunch and later consumed two-thirds of a cake, before vomiting.

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Draper has struggled with anxiety in the biggest moments of his career and vomited on court during his New York semi-final against Sinner.

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Agathe’s vomiting on Oliver's shoes is not an auspicious start, nor is calling him “unbearable, arrogant, and totally stuck up” within earshot.

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