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English verb: spue | |||
| 1. | spue (body) expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth | ||
| Samples | The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer. | ||
| Examples | The women spue water into the bowl | ||
| Synonyms | ptyalise, ptyalize, spew, spit | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit out, spit up | ||
| 2. | spue (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, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | egest, eliminate, excrete, pass | ||
| Antonyms | keep down | ||
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