vomit
verb [I or T] /ˈvɒm.ɪt/
/ˈvɑː.mɪt/ Definition
C2 to empty the contents of the stomach through the mouth: He came home drunk and vomited all over the kitchen floor. She was vomiting (up) blood.Vomiting and feelings of sickness vomit noun [U] Vomiting and feelings of sickness
(Definition of vomit verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- airsick adjective
- barf verb
- bring sth up phrasal verb (VOMIT)
- churn verb (MOVE/MIX)
- disgorge verb
- gag verb (ALMOST VOMIT)
- honk verb (VOMIT)
- motion sickness noun
- nausea noun
- nauseate verb
- nauseating adjective
- regurgitate verb
- retch verb
- sick as a dog idiom
- sick to your stomach idiom
- sickly adjective (VOMIT)
- sickness noun (VOMIT)
- spew (sth) up phrasal verb
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