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Vomit Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Vomit? [n] the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth [n] a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting [n] the matter ejected in vomiting [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" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Vomit: barf \| be sick \| cast \| cat \| chuck \| disgorge \| disgorgement \| emesis \| emetic \| honk \| nauseant \| puke \| puke \| puking \| purge \| regorge \| regurgitate \| regurgitation \| retch \| sick \| spew \| spue \| throw up \| upchuck \| vomit up \| vomiting \| vomitive \| vomitus Related Terms \| Find terms related to Vomit: See Also \| body waste \| curative \| cure \| dry mustard \| egest \| ejection \| eliminate \| excrement \| excreta \| excrete \| excretion \| excretory product \| expulsion \| forcing out \| haematemesis \| hematemesis \| hyperemesis \| inborn reflex \| innate reflex \| instinctive reflex \| ipecac \| pass \| physiological reaction \| powdered mustard \| projection \| reflex \| remedy \| rumination \| unconditioned reflex Vomit In Webster's Dictionary \Vom"it\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Vomited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vomiting}.] [Cf. L. vomere, vomitum, and v. freq. vomitare. See {Vomit}, n.] To eject the contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke; to spew. \Vom"it\, v. t. 1. To throw up; to eject from the stomach through the mouth; to disgorge; to puke; to spew out; -- often followed by up or out. The fish . . . vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. --Jonah ii. 10. 2. Hence, to eject from any hollow place; to belch forth; to emit; to throw forth; as, volcanoes vomit flame, stones, etc. Like the sons of Vulcan, vomit smoke. --Milton. \Vom"it\, n. [L. vomitus, from vomere, vomitum, to vomit; akin to Gr. ?, Skr. vam, Lith. vemiti. Cf. {Emetic}, {Vomito}.] 1. Matter that is vomited; esp., matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth. Like vomit from his yawning entrails poured. --Sandys. 2. (Med.) That which excites vomiting; an emetic. He gives your Hollander a vomit. --Shak. {Black vomit}. (Med.) See in the Vocabulary. {Vomit nut}, nux vomica.

Vomit Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Vomit?

[n] the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
[n] a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting
[n] the matter ejected in vomiting
[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"

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Vomit In Webster's Dictionary

\Vom"it\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Vomited}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Vomiting}.] [Cf. L. vomere, vomitum, and v. freq. vomitare.
See {Vomit}, n.]
To eject the contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke;
to spew.


\Vom"it\, v. t.
1. To throw up; to eject from the stomach through the mouth;
   to disgorge; to puke; to spew out; -- often followed by up
   or out.

         The fish . . . vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
                                               --Jonah ii.
                                               10.

2. Hence, to eject from any hollow place; to belch forth; to
   emit; to throw forth; as, volcanoes vomit flame, stones,
   etc.

         Like the sons of Vulcan, vomit smoke. --Milton.


\Vom"it\, n. [L. vomitus, from vomere, vomitum, to vomit;
akin to Gr. ?, Skr. vam, Lith. vemiti. Cf. {Emetic},
{Vomito}.]
1. Matter that is vomited; esp., matter ejected from the
   stomach through the mouth.

         Like vomit from his yawning entrails poured.
                                               --Sandys.

2. (Med.) That which excites vomiting; an emetic.

         He gives your Hollander a vomit.      --Shak.

{Black vomit}. (Med.) See in the Vocabulary.

{Vomit nut}, nux vomica.

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