VOMIT


Meaning of VOMIT in English

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.