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Spew Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Spew? [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] eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical; "the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; "The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate" [v] expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Spew: barf \| be sick \| cast \| cat \| chuck \| disgorge \| eruct \| honk \| ptyalise \| ptyalize \| puke \| purge \| regorge \| regurgitate \| retch \| sick \| spew out \| spit \| spue \| throw up \| upchuck \| vomit \| vomit up Related Terms \| Find terms related to Spew: See Also \| cough out \| cough up \| discharge \| egest \| eject \| eliminate \| excrete \| expectorate \| expel \| pass \| pony up \| release \| spit out \| spit up Spew In Webster's Dictionary \Spew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spewed}; p. pr.& vb. n. {Spewing}.] [OE. spewen, speowen, AS. sp[=i]wan;n to D. spuwen to spit. OS & OHG. sp[=i]wan, G. speien, Icel. sp?ja to spew, Sw. spy, Dan. spye, Goth. spiewan, th. spjauti, L. spuere to split, Gr. ???, Skr. shtiv, shth[=i]v. Cf. {Pyke}, {Spit}.] [Written also {spue}.] 1. To eject from the stomach; to vomit. 2. To cast forth with abhorrence or disgust; to eject. Because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spew thee out of my mouth. --Rev. ii. 16. \Spew\, v. i. 1. To vomit. --Chaucer. 2. To eject seed, as wet land swollen with frost. \Spew\, n. That which is vomited; vomit.

Spew Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Spew?

[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] eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical; "the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; "The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate"
[v] expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"

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Spew In Webster's Dictionary

\Spew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spewed}; p. pr.& vb. n.
{Spewing}.] [OE. spewen, speowen, AS. sp[=i]wan;n to D.
spuwen to spit. OS & OHG. sp[=i]wan, G. speien, Icel. sp?ja
to spew, Sw. spy, Dan. spye, Goth. spiewan, th. spjauti, L.
spuere to split, Gr. ???, Skr. shtiv, shth[=i]v. Cf. {Pyke},
{Spit}.] [Written also {spue}.]
1. To eject from the stomach; to vomit.

2. To cast forth with abhorrence or disgust; to eject.

         Because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold,
         I will spew thee out of my mouth.     --Rev. ii. 16.


\Spew\, v. i.
1. To vomit. --Chaucer.

2. To eject seed, as wet land swollen with frost.


\Spew\, n.
That which is vomited; vomit.

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