About The Word Retch
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Retch
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What's The Definition Of Retch?
[n] an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves"
[v] 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" [v] make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit Synonyms | Synonyms for Retch: barf | be sick | cast | cat | chuck | disgorge | gag | heave | heave | honk | puke | purge | regorge | regurgitate | sick | spew | spue | throw up | upchuck | vomit | vomit up Related Terms | Find terms related to Retch: See Also | egest | eliminate | excrete | pass | spasm Retch In Webster's Dictionary \Retch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Retched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Retching}.] [AS. hr?can to clear the throat, hawk, fr. hraca
throat; akin to G. rachen, and perhaps to E. rack neck.]
To make an effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.
[Written also {reach}.]
Beloved Julia, hear me still beseeching! (Here he grew
inarticulate with retching.) --Byron.
\Retch\, v. t. & i. [See {Reck}.] To care for; to heed; to reck. [Obs.] --Chaucer. |
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