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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

/ ˈvɒmɪt /

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


noun

  1. the matter ejected in vomiting
  2. the act of vomiting
  3. a drug or agent that induces vomiting; emetic

vomit

/ vŏmĭt /

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


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Derived Forms

  • ˈvomiter, noun

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Other Words From

  • vomit·er noun
  • vomi·tive adjective
  • vomi·tous·ly adverb
  • un·vomit·ed adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of vomit1

1375–1425; late Middle English vomiten < Latin vomitāre, frequentative of vomere to discharge, vomit; akin to Greek emeîn ( emetic )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of vomit1

C14: from Latin vomitāre to vomit repeatedly, from vomere to vomit

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Example Sentences

Then again, that would also be fitting, what with the Doom Patrol’s newest adventure featuring, for good gross-out measure, more than one instance of colorful vomit.

He would treat private planes like they were the tour bus in “Almost Famous,” returning them caked in vomit, their crews untipped.

We call it “bread with vomit,” so you can imagine what it looks like and even worse how it tastes.

Just spray its enzymatic bacteria ingredients onto the troubled area, where they will be activated, and then eliminate leftover organic matter from urine, vomit, or other unwanted residues.

Cohen sold buzzers, whoopee cushions, fake vomit, Halloween costumes, masks and souvenirs.

Vomit—a settled word, and one of the foremost, of the reversed, unnatural vital function.

When called to patients in the stage of Black Vomit, whether that came on as an early symptom, or at a later stage, Nit.

This they do also when a Tempest is coming; and after the Tempest, they Vomit them up.

The final item in the account was for April 22, 1750, for “a Vomit.”

It intoxicates the Brain, and makes one giddy, without any other operation either by Stool or Vomit.

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