I. vom ‧ it 1 /ˈvɒmət, ˈvɒmɪt $ ˈvɑː-/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive]
to bring food or drink up from your stomach out through your mouth, because you are ill:
He had swallowed so much sea water he wanted to vomit.
I knew I was really in trouble when I began vomiting blood.
vomit up
I vomited up most of my dinner.
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In everyday English, people usually say that someone throws up , is sick , or in American English gets sick :
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He threw up his dinner.
II. vomit 2 BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin vomitus , from vomere 'to vomit' ]
food or other substances that come up from your stomach and through your mouth when you vomit