vomit+(verb)

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• vomit — ► VERB (vomited, vomiting) 1) eject matter from the stomach through the mouth. 2) emit in an uncontrolled stream or flow. ► NOUN ▪ matter vomited from the stomach. ORIGIN Latin vomere to vomit …   English terms dictionary

• vomit up — verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth After drinking too much, the students vomited He purged continuously The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night • Syn: ↑vomit, ↑purge, ↑cast, ↑sick, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• vomit — verb ADVERB ▪ violently ▪ up ▪ He vomited up all that he had eaten for lunch. VERB + VOMIT ▪ want to ▪ The smell made …   Collocations dictionary

• vomit — (n.) late 14c., act of expelling contents of the stomach through the mouth, from L. vomitare to vomit often, frequentative of vomere spew forth, discharge, from PIE root *wem to spit, vomit (Cf. Gk. emein to vomit, emetikos provoking sickness;… …   Etymology dictionary

• vomit — verb (vomits, vomiting, vomited) eject matter from the stomach through the mouth. ↘emit in an uncontrolled stream or flow. noun 1》 matter vomited from the stomach. 2》 archaic an emetic. Derivatives vomiter noun Origin ME: from OFr. vomite (n.) or …   English new terms dictionary

• vomit — The verb has inflected forms vomited, vomiting …   Modern English usage

• vomit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French vomite, from Latin vomitus, from vomere to vomit; akin to Old Norse vāma seasickness, Greek emein to vomit Date: 14th century 1. an act or instance of disgorging the contents of the stomach… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• vomit — [[t]vɒ̱mɪt[/t]] vomits, vomiting, vomited 1) VERB If you vomit, food and drink comes back up from your stomach and out through your mouth. Any product made from cow s milk made him vomit... [V n] She began to vomit blood a few days before she… …   English dictionary

• vomit — I UK [ˈvɒmɪt] / US [ˈvɑmɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms vomit : present tense I/you/we/they vomit he/she/it vomits present participle vomiting past tense vomited past participle vomited * if you vomit, food comes up from your… …   English dictionary

• vomit — vom|it1 [ vamıt ] verb intransitive or transitive * if you vomit, food comes up from your stomach and out through your mouth because you are sick vomit vom|it 2 [ vamıt ] noun uncount food or other substances that come up from your stomach and… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• vomit — [ˈvɒmɪt] verb [I/T] I if you vomit, food comes up from your stomach and out through your mouth because you are ill II noun [U] vomit [ˈvɒmɪt] food or other substances that come up from your stomach when you vomit …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English