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vomit

/ˈvɑmɪt/noun, verb2 syllables

Vomit means: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.

Synonyms for vomit42

noun, as in the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth

vomiting, emesis, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking

noun, as in the matter ejected in vomiting

vomitus, puke, barf

noun, as in a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting

emetic, vomitive, nauseant

verb, as in eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up

also used for vomit

bring up, chunder, hurl, lose one's lunch, shoot the cat, spew up, bait, boke, boot, pavement pizza, purging, ralph, sprog, throwup, throw-up

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Opposites of vomit

keep down

What does vomit mean?4

verb

1

eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth“After drinking too much, the students vomited”

noun

1

the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth

2

the matter ejected in vomiting

3

a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with vomit?1

two syllables

comet
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Vomit in a sentence

  • If you feel sick, you have to vomit?BraveSentry
  • Sami was sprawled across the bed, lying in his own vomit.OsoHombre
  • Claudio needs to clean his vomit-smelling room.Amastan
  • The bus ride made her feel so sick that she began to vomit.CM
  • The creatures he thought of looked like flying vomit to everyone else.marcelostockle
  • The smell of skunk spray can cause people to vomit.Amastan
  • I'm going to vomit because of this club music.Eccles17
  • Sami got vomit on his chest and pants.OsoHombre

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of vomit

as a noun

plural
vomits

as a verb

past tense
vomited
present participle
vomiting
third-person singular
vomits
past participle
vomited