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verb (used without object)

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth; vomit.

verb (used with object)

to eject from the stomach through the mouth; vomit.

to cast forth, gush, or eject, as in disgust or anger: The angry sergeant spewed his charges at us.

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noun

something that is spewed; vomit.

Also, spue.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English spewen to vomit, cast forth foul language, Old English spīwan to vomit; cognate with German speien, Old Norse spȳja, Gothic speiwan, Latin spuere

Related forms

spew·er, noun

un·spewed, adjective

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Unlike fossil-fueled energy, nuclear energy doesn't spew its waste product into the environment.

Some writers are gushers, bloviators who spew everything in their first drafts and then pick out the best chunks.

First, different sensors tend to spew out information in different, mutually incomprehensible formats.

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Unlike fossil-fueled energy, nuclear energy doesn't spew its waste product into the environment.

Some writers are gushers, bloviators who spew everything in their first drafts and then pick out the best chunks.

First, different sensors tend to spew out information in different, mutually incomprehensible formats.

They spew hot water for the same reasons that land-based geysers do.

Thawing permafrost may soak up greenhouse gas before it begins to spew it out.

Deep in the oceans, hydrothermal vents spew superheated water full of dissolved minerals.

The energy crushed the capsule instantly, causing it to spew a shower of neutrons.

They said it would spew toxic substances and carcinogens into the air.

Europe's merchant ships spew out around a third more carbon than aircraft do, and nobody is going after them.

Automobiles, such as this bus seen in a file photo, spew exhaust that deposits metallic fragments on leaves.

Idling school buses spew tons of exhaust into the air, putting children at risk when they leave school at the end of each day.

Not all volcanoes spew ash and lava directly into the air or land.

Filthy coal-fired power plants spew carbon into the air.

The players catch marshmallows in their mouths and spew colored gum balls onto the stage.

Their nights are lit only by the gas flares atop the oil rigs, which spew out pollutants that cause acid rain.

If they do re-erupt, they could spew large amounts of heat-trapping carbon dioxide and water into the atmosphere.

The last thing people who are concerned about global warming want to do is spew more crap into the air.

The author is nothing but an elistist looking to spew his tourist experience with the world.

Not any sooner with sites that spew wads of useless statistical data at you.

Blowers spew multiple allergens into the air, ripe for inhalation.

Even with the right numbers going in, poorly designed computer models can be horribly costly if they spew out the wrong results.

The hydrothermal vents spew a toxic brew of boiling water, sulfur, and metal compounds.

The accretion of matter around a black hole can power it to spew out gaseous jets of highly energized particles.

When cars were invented, no one imagined that hundreds of millions of them would spew carbon monoxide into the atmosphere.

Such cancers typically spew mucus containing tumor cells into the abdominal cavity.

They spew empty, out of touch words, and do nothing to solve social issues.

They've adapted to thrive at the edge of hydrothermal vents, which spew superheated water saturated with toxic chemicals.

And to add to that amazement, there are idiots who believe every word these fossil fuel barons spew from their mouths.

However, coals are messy and harder to lug around, and they spew smoke.

Publicly, our politicians spew catch phrases intended to scare or anger their so-called bases.

It is time for science to become useful again, and let me spew carbon in freedom.

Submerged volcanoes spew a different set of gases than those that erupt into the air.

One reason is a phenomenon called feedback-as galaxies accrete matter, they also spew gas back out into space.

Our heroine is hired by a man who considers the day wasted if he can't spew forth a steady stream of bigoted epithets.

Thats it no matter what propaganda you can spew out to deny it.

Collectively they spew nearly a billion and a half tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere each year.

Fields of hydrothermal vents spew out superheated water laden with dissolved minerals.

The result would be a steam explosion that would spew vast amounts of radiation.

In tinkering with the body's hormonal balance, fructose also causes the liver to spew more fat into the bloodstream than normal.

Volcanoes are full of surprises-dangerous ones that spew out when they erupt.

Go read and learn before you spew out ignorant theories.

If they continued to spew excess calories on the public, they would risk losing favorable tax treatments.

To spew so much bile over such a petty subject is a sad thing.

Tremendous plumes of black smoke, which are precipitating minerals, spew from the hydrothermal vents.

Scientists may have an answer to why certain volcanoes spew forth lava that doesn't match with their predictions.

The central bank does not actually have to use a press to spew out crisp notes.

Subways were not crushed, and gas mains did not spew geysers of flame.

Some of these peaks have been known to spew gas plumes that spontaneously combust, sending tongues of fire high into the sky.

Before you spew the same rhetoric about population, take a good hard look in the mirror and look at the real problem.

Active black holes spew jets of particles traveling at nearly the speed of light.

Enceladus is rich with cryovolcanism, or volcanoes that spew out water, ammonia or methane instead of lava.

Spew from your soapbox somewhere else please you loonie leftie.

It is so laughable it made me spew coffee all over my monitor.

Read the whole thing cover to cover and be able to spew the nuances of the entire argument with fine detail on a moment's notice.

Both methods activate a hidden menu an attacker can use to make the machine spew out money or print receipts.

They said that such high levels were often found in urban areas where years of traffic emissions spew lead into the environment.

When they asked questions, he'd spew smoke and saliva suggesting the question was obnoxious or inappropriate.

But some scientists think the germs may filter out the toxic minerals that spew from the deep-sea vents.

Some automated teller machines failed to spew money on demand.

My experience is that people who spew that kind of vitriol and hostility towards other human beings are never joking.

When feasting on crabs, an octopus wields its spew with purpose.

Strange worms and bugs living by deep sea vents survive on toxic chemicals that spew from openings in the sea floor.

The cones also spew out huge doses of an odorous chemical called beta-myrcene.

As long as corporations and politicians spew the propaganda and lies, it's no telling what people will believe.

They spew hot water for the same reasons that land-based geysers.

But the new study shows that some nooks of the universe remained pristine long after stars had begun to spew heavy elements.

Atlas and its three sister detectors will spew a thousand times more raw data in a year than in all the world's phone calls.

These burn facilities spew gases into the air and leave a residue of dangerous ash.

The plant has continued to spew radiation since the disaster, though levels have been dropping.

It also causes members of the clergy to vomit whenever they visit the place, and has toilets that spew forth black goo.

Bennett and others who spew similar screeds against the great unwashed in our society are publicly so unforgiving and.

Never can tell when you might spew out a line or two worth printing.

Dangerous radiation would spew into the environment.

They thought she was a computer program made to spew spam.

Yemm can't spew curse words fast enough as he tries to convey his displeasure at the recklessness around him.

The process starts as volcanic gashes spew hot rock that spreads out across the seabed.

Nazis are allowed to march, and racists are allowed to spew racism.

Those white blood cells in turn spew out highly active molecules that change the biology of the artery wall, leading to plaque.

Dying red giants spew material into space that eventually becomes building material for new stars and planets.

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World English Dictionary

spew (spjuː)

—vb
1.	to eject (the contents of the stomach) involuntarily through the mouth; vomit
2.	to spit (spittle, phlegm, etc) out of the mouth
3.	(usually foll by out) to send or be sent out in a stream: flames spewed out

—n
4.	something ejected from the mouth

[Old English spīwan; related to Old Norse spӯja, Gothic speiwan, Old High German spīwan, Latin spuere, Lithuanian spiauti]

'spewer

—n

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Word Origin & History

spew

O.E. spiwan "spew, spit," from P.Gmc. *spiwanan (cf. O.S. spiwan, O.N. spyja, O.Fris. spiwa, M.Du. spien, Du. spuwen, O.H.G. spiwan, Ger. speien, Goth. spiewan "to spit"), from PIE *sp(y)eu-, probably ultimately of imitative origin (cf. L. spuere, Gk. ptuein, O.C.S. pljuja, Lith. spiauti). Also in O.E.

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as a weak verb, speowan. The noun meaning "vomited matter" is attested from 1609.

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Slang Dictionary

spew definition

in.
to empty one's stomach; to vomit. : After dinner, I suddenly had the urge to spew.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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spew (one's) definition

tv.
to empty one's stomach; to vomit. : Fred is spewing his guts out because of that lousy fish you served.
tv.
to tell everything that one knows; to confess everything. (Underworld.) : Lefty was sitting there in the cop-shop spewing his guts out about the bank job.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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