English dictionary
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English noun: vomit | |||
| 1. | vomit (substance) the matter ejected in vomiting | ||
| Synonyms | barf, puke, vomitus | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body waste, excrement, excreta, excretion, excretory product | ||
| 2. | vomit (artifact) a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting | ||
| Synonyms | emetic, nauseant, vomitive | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | curative, cure, remedy, therapeutic | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dry mustard, ipecac, powdered mustard | ||
| 3. | vomit (act) the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth | ||
| Synonyms | disgorgement, emesis, puking, regurgitation, vomiting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ejection, expulsion, forcing out, inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, projection, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | haematemesis, hematemesis, hyperemesis, rumination | ||
English verb: vomit | |||
| 1. | vomit (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, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | egest, eliminate, excrete, pass | ||
| Antonyms | keep down | ||
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