Vomit /(?)/
Vom·it
Vomit
v. i.
imp. & p. p. Vomited; p. pr. & vb. n. Vomiting
- To eject the contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke; to spew.
Vomit
v. t.
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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.
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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.
Vomit
n.
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Matter that is vomited; esp., matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth.
Like vomit from his yawning entrails poured.
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That which excites vomiting; an emetic. (Med.)
He gives your Hollander a vomit.
Phrases & Compounds
- Black vomit
- See in the Vocabulary.
- Vomit nut
- nux vomica.