vomit

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: vom=it
• COUNT in NET: 11 in 11 verses (in OT : 9 in 9 verses) (in NT : 2 in 2 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

vomit, v. i. [Cf. L. vomere, vomitum, and v. freq. vomitare. See Vomit, n.].

 To eject the contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke; to spew.  [1913 Webster]

vomit, v. t. 

•  To throw up; to eject from the stomach through the mouth; to disgorge; to puke; to spew out; -- often followed by up or out.  [1913 Webster]

  "The fish . . . vomited out Jonah upon the dry land."  [1913 Webster]
•  Hence, to eject from any hollow place; to belch forth; to emit; to throw forth; as, volcanoes vomit flame, stones, etc.  [1913 Webster]

  "Like the sons of Vulcan, vomit smoke."  [1913 Webster]

vomit, n. [L. vomitus, from vomere, vomitum, to vomit; akin to Gr. , Skr. vam, Lith. vemiti. Cf. Emetic, Vomito.].

•  Matter that is vomited; esp., matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth.  [1913 Webster]

  "Like vomit from his yawning entrails poured."  [1913 Webster]
•  That which excites vomiting; an emetic.  [1913 Webster]

  "He gives your Hollander a vomit."  [1913 Webster]

Black vomit. (Med.) See in the Vocabulary. -- Vomit nut, nux vomica.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

vomit, v. & n.
--v.tr. (vomited, vomiting)
1 (also absol.) eject (matter) from the stomach through the mouth.
2 (of a volcano, chimney, etc.) eject violently, belch forth.
--n.
1 matter vomited from the stomach.
2 archaic an emetic.

Derivative

vomiter n.

Etymology

ME ult. f. L vomere vomit- or frequent. L vomitare

THESAURUS

vomit

barf, be nauseated, be seasick, be sick, belch, blow open, blow out, break out, bring up, burst forth, burst out, cascade, cast, cat, choke on, chuck up, discharge, disgorge, disgorgement, drain, drain out, egest, egesta, egestion, eject, emetic, empty, eruct, erupt, exhaust, expel, feed the fish, feel disgust, find vent, flow, flow out, gag, gagging, gush, gush out, heave, heave the gorge, heaves, heaving, hurl forth, jet, keck, nausea, nauseant, outflow, outpour, play, pour, pour out, puke, regurgitate, regurgitation, reject, retch, run out, shoot, sick up, sicken at, sluice out, spew, spew out, spit, spout, spout out, spray, spritz, spurt, spurtle, spy, squirt, surge, throw up, upchuck, vomit forth, vomit out, vomiting, vomition, vomitive, well, well out

ROGET THESAURUS

vomit

Ejection

N ejection, emission, effusion, rejection, expulsion, exportation, eviction, extrusion, trajection, discharge, emesis, vomiting, vomition, egestion, evacuation, ructation, eructation, bloodletting, venesection, phlebotomy, paracentesis, expuition, exspuition, tapping, drainage, clearance, clearage, deportation, banishment, rouge's march, relegation, extradition, dislodgment, bouncer, chucker-out, vomit, vomitus, puke, barf, emitting, emitted Int, begone!, get you gone!, get away, go away, get along, go along, get along with you, go along with you!, go your way!, away with!, off with you!, get the hell out of here!, go about your business!, be off!, avaunt!, aroynt!, allez-vous-en!, jao!, va-t'en!.

VB give exit, give vent to, let out, give out, pour out, squeeze out, send out, dispatch, despatch, exhale, excern, excrete, embogue, secrete, secern, extravasate, shed, void, evacuation, emit, open the sluices, open the floodgates, turn on the tap, extrude, detrude, effuse, spend, expend, pour forth, squirt, spirt, spurt, spill, slop, perspire, breathe, blow, tap, draw off, bale out, lade out, let blood, broach, eject, reject, expel, discard, cut, send to coventry, boycott, chasser, banish, bounce, fire, fire out, throw, throw out, throw up, throw off, throw away, throw aside, push, throw out, throw off, throw away, throw aside, shovel out, shovel away, sweep out, sweep away, brush off, brush away, whisk off, whisk away, turn off, turn away, send off, send away, discharge, send adrift, turn adrift, cast adrift, turn out, bundle out, throw overboard, give the sack to, send packing, send about one's business, send to the right about, strike off the roll, turn out neck and heels, turn out head and shoulders, turn out neck and crop, pack off, send away with a flea in the ear, send to Jericho, bow out, show the door to, turn out of doors, turn out of house and home, evict, oust, unhouse, unkennel, dislodge, unpeople, dispeople, depopulate, relegate, deport, empty, drain to the dregs, sweep off, clear off, clear out, clear away, suck, draw off, clean out, make a clean sweep of, clear decks, purge, embowel, disbowel, disembowel, eviscerate, gut, unearth, root out, root up, averuncate, weed out, get out, eliminate, get rid of, do away with, shake off, exenterate, vomit, throw up, regurgitate, spew, puke, keck, retch, heave, upchuck, chuck up, barf, belch out, cast up, bring up, be sick, get sick, worship the porcelain god, disgorge, expectorate, clear the throat, hawk, spit, sputter, splutter, slobber, drivel, slaver, slabber, eructate, drool, unpack, unlade, unload, unship, offload, break bulk, dump, be let out, spew forth, erupt, ooze.