vverb.bodyexpel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouthSynset:ptyalise ptyalize spit spue
Examples:- The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer
Derivationally Related Form:spitterspittingptyalismspit
Hypernyms:cough out cough up expectorate spit out spit up
Inherited Hypernyms:spitexpectorateexhaust
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s | The women --- water into the bowl (apply to: spew, spue, spit)
vverb.bodyeject or send out in large quantities, also metaphoricalSynset:eruct spew out
Examples:- the volcano spews out molten rocks every day
- The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate
Derivationally Related Form:eructation
Hypernyms:discharge eject exhaust expel release
Inherited Hypernyms:spewexhaust
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.bodyeject the contents of the stomach through the mouthSynset:barf be sick cast cat chuck disgorge honk puke purge regorge regurgitate retch sick spue throw up upchuck vomit vomit up
Examples:- After drinking too much, the students vomited
- He purged continuously
- The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
Antonyms:keep down
Derivationally Related Form:regurgitationsickvomiterpukingpukevomitretchvomitingdisgorgementspewer
Hypernyms:egest eliminate excrete pass
Inherited Hypernyms:vomitexcreteexhaust
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s something (apply to: retch, throw up, regurgitate, vomit up)