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Retch

Retch Meaning & Definition
Retch Definition And Meaning

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

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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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