I. ˈvämə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English vomet, vomit, vomite, from Middle French vomite, vomit, from Latin vomitus, from vomitus, past participle of vomere to vomit; akin to Old Norse vāma sickness, nausea, Norwegian vimla to be sick, be nauseous, Greek emein to vomit, Sanskrit vamiti, vamoti he vomits
1.
a. : an act or instance of disgorging the contents of the stomach through the mouth
b. : the disgorged contents of the stomach
c. : a disease characterized by vomiting — compare black vomit
2. archaic : a pharmaceutical preparation that causes vomiting : emetic
3.
a. : a disgusting or contemptible person or thing
must not think that nausea and vomit are the ultimate realities of our time — Lewis Mumford
b. : a violent discharge : belch , gush
an enemy craft hit by a torpedo, breaking in two … as the vomit of flame and spray subsides — Alfred Stanford
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English vomiten, from Latin vomitare, from vomitus, past participle of vomere to vomit
intransitive verb
1. : to bring up the contents of the stomach
the baby who eats too long or too much will tend to regurgitate, or vomit — Morris Fishbein
2. : to spew forth : belch , gush
great clouds of steam vomiting from their exhausts — Nevil Shute
3. archaic : to cause vomiting
emetic tartar, when introduced into the jugular vein, will vomit in one or two minutes — J.M.Good
transitive verb
1.
a. : to disgorge (the contents of the stomach) through the mouth : retch
the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land — Jonah 2:10 (Revised Standard Version)
b. : to cast out in a repulsive or vituperative manner
vomits him out penniless and friendless … to renew his criminal career — Maury Maverick
his own epitaph is here vomited forth in … corrosive aphorisms — R.W.Speaight
2. : to eject violently or abundantly : spew , spout
roar and fume and vomit sparks — C.G.D.Roberts
3. archaic : to cause to vomit
he is vomiting and purging his patients with herbs — George Catlin