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English noun: retch | |||
| 1. | retch (act) an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting | ||
| Samples | A bad case of the heaves. | ||
| Synonyms | heave | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | spasm | ||
English verb: retch | |||
| 1. | retch (body) eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth | ||
| Samples | After drinking too much, the students vomited. He purged continuously. The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night. | ||
| Synonyms | barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | egest, eliminate, excrete, pass | ||
| Antonyms | keep down | ||
| 2. | retch (body) make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit | ||
| Synonyms | gag, heave | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
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