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vomit
[ vom-it ]
verb (used without object)
- to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; regurgitate; throw up.
- to belch or spew with force or violence.
verb (used with object)
- to eject from the stomach through the mouth; spew.
- to cast out or eject as if in vomiting; send out forcefully or violently:
The volcano vomited flames and molten rock.
- to cause (a person) to vomit.
noun
- the act of vomiting.
- the matter ejected in vomiting.
vomit
/ ˈɒɪ /
verb
- to eject (the contents of the stomach) through the mouth as the result of involuntary muscular spasms of the stomach and oesophagus
- to eject or be ejected forcefully; spew forth
noun
- the matter ejected in vomiting
- the act of vomiting
- a drug or agent that induces vomiting; emetic
vomit
- Matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth, usually as a result of involuntary muscle contractions.
Derived Forms
- ˈdzٱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- dzi· noun
- dzi·پ adjective
- dzi·ٴdzܲ· adverb
- ܲ·dzi· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of vomit1
Example Sentences
Tuppence Middleton explains what it's like living with obsessive, compulsive disorder and emetophobia - a fear of vomiting.
Hospital patients with the winter vomiting bug norovirus were also more numerous than in many winters.
Provided Doncic recovers from whatever made him vomit over and over in the hours leading up to the Game 3, the Lakers have two of the best players in the league in him and James.
Due to his challenging behaviour and a condition that induces severe vomiting, he remained in hospital for months as they struggled to find somewhere long term that could accommodate his needs.
Samples from the vomit of students have been sent for lab testing, and police say they have questioned people handling the food, from cooks to packers to delivery workers.
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