RETCH


Meaning of RETCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrech, especially Brit ]

ˈrēch verb

Etymology: Middle English * rechen to spit, retch, from Old English hrǣcan to spit, hawk; akin to Old Norse hrækja to spit

Date: circa 1798

transitive verb

: vomit 1

intransitive verb

: to make an effort to vomit ; also : vomit

• retch noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.