vomit
ˈvɑːmɪt
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Definition of vomit - Reverso English Dictionary

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Verb

1.
medicaltr./intr.eject contents of the stomach through the mouthtr./intr.
  • She felt nauseous and started to vomit..
regurgitate retch
2.
forceful ejectiontr.forcefully eject contents from a hollow placetr.
  • The volcano vomited ash and smoke.
disgorge regurgitate spew

Noun

1.
actionthe act of expelling stomach contents
  • He felt better after the vomit.
emesis regurgitation retching
2.
biologymatter expelled from the stomach through the mouth
  • After feeling nauseous, he finally expelled some vomit..
emesis regurgitation
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Expressions with vomit

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uncontrolled speech without prior thought
During the meeting, his word vomit embarrassed everyone.
expel contents of the stomach through the mouth
After feeling nauseous, he had to vomit up his lunch..
vomit forcefully so it projects away
He projectile vomited across the room after eating bad seafood.
unpleasantly green in appearance
The soup had a vomit green look that was unappetizing.
looks extremely colorful, often with glitter or sweetness
The cake was decorated with unicorn vomit.
aircraft used to simulate weightlessness
Astronauts train in the vomit comet to experience zero gravity.

Origin of vomit

Latin, vomere (to spew)

Terms with vomit included in their meaning

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sickadj.
nausea
feeling like you want to vomit
vomiting
vomit or feel nauseous
medical
feeling nauseous or wanting to vomit
medical
vomit or eject stomach contents through the mouth
stomach contents
vomit or regurgitated food
feel sick
feel like you are going to vomit
illness
vomit or throw up
retching
make an effort to vomit

Examples of vomit in a sentence

  • The roller coaster made him want to vomit.
  • The patient began to vomit after the surgery.
  • The ship seemed to vomit cargo into the sea.
  • The smell of vomit lingered in the air.
  • The janitor cleaned up the vomit quickly.
  • The smell of vomit was overwhelming.

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  1. French:vomir, vomissement, ...
  2. German:erbrechen, Erbrechen, ...
  3. Italian:vomitare, vomito, ...
  4. Spanish:devolver, vómito, ...
  5. Portuguese:vomitar, vómito, ...
  6. Chinese:呕吐, 吐出物, ...
  7. Japanese:吐く, 嘔吐, ...
  8. Arabic:تَقَيَّأَ, قَيْء, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְהָקִיא, הֲקָאָה, ...
  10. Russian:рвать, рвота, ...
  11. Ukrainian:блювати, блювота, ...
  12. Hindi:उल्टी करना, उल्टी, ...

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