vomit

[ vom-it ]

/ ˈvɒm ɪt /

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verb (used without object)

to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; regurgitate; throw up.

to belch or spew with force or violence.

verb (used with object)

to eject from the stomach through the mouth; spew.

to cast out or eject as if in vomiting; send out forcefully or violently: The volcano vomited flames and molten rock.

to cause (a person) to vomit.

noun

the act of vomiting.

the matter ejected in vomiting.

Origin of vomit

1375–1425; late Middle English vomiten<Latin vomitāre, frequentative of vomere to discharge, vomit; akin to Greek emeîn (see emetic)

OTHER WORDS FROM vomit

vom·it·er, nounvom·i·tive, adjectivevom·i·tous·ly, adverbun·vom·it·ed, adjective

Words nearby vomit

Volzhsky, vom, vomer, vomerine cartilage, vomica, vomit, vomit comet, vomiting of pregnancy, vomiting reflex, vomitive, vomito

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Example sentences from the Web for vomit

On the 29th she went into the warm Bath, and took a Vomit immediately on coming out.
An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany|Donald Monro
This they do also when a Tempest is coming; and after the Tempest, they Vomit them up.
Curious Creatures in Zoology|John Ashton
It intoxicates the Brain, and makes one giddy, without any other operation either by Stool or Vomit.
An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies|Robert Knox
The final item in the account was for April 22, 1750, for “a Vomit.”
The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia|C. Malcolm Watkins

Vomit—a settled word, and one of the foremost, of the reversed, unnatural vital function.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 66 No.406, August 1849|Various

British Dictionary definitions for vomit

vomit

/ (ˈvɒmɪt) /

verb -its, -iting or -ited

to eject (the contents of the stomach) through the mouth as the result of involuntary muscular spasms of the stomach and oesophagus

to eject or be ejected forcefully; spew forth

noun

the matter ejected in vomiting

the act of vomiting

a drug or agent that induces vomiting; emetic

Derived forms of vomit

vomiter, noun

Word Origin for vomit

C14: from Latin vomitāre to vomit repeatedly, from vomere to vomit

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for vomit

vomit

[ vŏm′ĭt ]

v.

To eject part or all of the stomach contents through the mouth, usually in a series of involuntary spasmic movements.

n.

The act or an instance of ejecting matter from the stomach through the mouth.

Matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth.

An emetic.

Scientific definitions for vomit

vomit

[ vŏm′ĭt ]

Matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth, usually as a result of involuntary muscle contractions.

单词	vomit
释义	vomit [ vom-it ] / ˈvɒm ɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR vomit ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object) to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; regurgitate; throw up. to belch or spew with force or violence. verb (used with object) to eject from the stomach through the mouth; spew. to cast out or eject as if in vomiting; send out forcefully or violently: The volcano vomited flames and molten rock. to cause (a person) to vomit. noun the act of vomiting. the matter ejected in vomiting. Origin of vomit 1375–1425; late Middle English vomiten<Latin vomitāre, frequentative of vomere to discharge, vomit; akin to Greek emeîn (see emetic) OTHER WORDS FROM vomit vom·it·er, nounvom·i·tive, adjectivevom·i·tous·ly, adverbun·vom·it·ed, adjective Words nearby vomit Volzhsky, vom, vomer, vomerine cartilage, vomica, vomit, vomit comet, vomiting of pregnancy, vomiting reflex, vomitive, vomito Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vomit On the 29th she went into the warm Bath, and took a Vomit immediately on coming out. An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany\|Donald Monro This they do also when a Tempest is coming; and after the Tempest, they Vomit them up. Curious Creatures in Zoology\|John Ashton It intoxicates the Brain, and makes one giddy, without any other operation either by Stool or Vomit. An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies\|Robert Knox The final item in the account was for April 22, 1750, for “a Vomit.” The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia\|C. Malcolm Watkins Vomit—a settled word, and one of the foremost, of the reversed, unnatural vital function. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 66 No.406, August 1849\|Various British Dictionary definitions for vomit vomit / (ˈvɒmɪt) / verb -its, -iting or -ited to eject (the contents of the stomach) through the mouth as the result of involuntary muscular spasms of the stomach and oesophagus to eject or be ejected forcefully; spew forth noun the matter ejected in vomiting the act of vomiting a drug or agent that induces vomiting; emetic Derived forms of vomit vomiter, noun Word Origin for vomit C14: from Latin vomitāre to vomit repeatedly, from vomere to vomit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to vomit gag, regurgitate, heave, eject, expel, spew, puke, hurl, ruminate, emit, retch, upchuck, bring up, throw up, spit up Medical definitions for vomit vomit [ vŏm′ĭt ] v. To eject part or all of the stomach contents through the mouth, usually in a series of involuntary spasmic movements. n. The act or an instance of ejecting matter from the stomach through the mouth. Matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth. An emetic. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for vomit vomit [ vŏm′ĭt ] Matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth, usually as a result of involuntary muscle contractions. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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vomit

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

noun

Origin of vomit

OTHER WORDS FROM vomit

Words nearby vomit

Example sentences from the Web for vomit

British Dictionary definitions for vomit

verb -its, -iting or -ited

noun

Derived forms of vomit

Word Origin for vomit

Words related to vomit

Medical definitions for vomit

v.

n.

Scientific definitions for vomit