vomit

v., -it·ed, -it·ing, -its.

v.intr.

1. To eject part or all of the contents of the stomach through the mouth, usually in a series of involuntary spasmic movements.
2. To be discharged forcefully and abundantly; spew or gush: The dike burst, and the floodwaters vomited forth.

v.tr.

1. To eject (contents of the stomach) through the mouth.
2. To eject or discharge in a gush; spew out: The volcano vomited lava and ash.

n.

1. The act or an instance of ejecting matter from the stomach through the mouth.
2. Matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth.
3. An emetic.

[Middle English vomiten, from Latin vomitāre, frequentative of vomere.]

vomiter vom'it·er n.

verb

To eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth: heave, throw up. Slang puke. See mouth.

1. matter expelled from the stomach by the mouth. In horses the ejection must be via the nostrils and is always a terminal event.
2. to eject stomach contents through the mouth.

• coffee-ground v., black v. — dark granular material ejected from the stomach, produced by mixture of blood with gastric contents; it is a sign of bleeding in the upper alimentary canal. See also hematemesis.

The retching sensation of vomiting in a dream often indicates that one needs to discard and eject from one's life something that is revolting to the person.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - brække sig, kaste op
v. tr. - kaste op, brække sig, udspy
n. - opkastning, bræk, brækmiddel

Nederlands (Dutch)
braken, spugen, doen overgeven, braaksel, braakmiddel

Français (French)
v. intr. - vomir
v. tr. - vomir
n. - vomi

Deutsch (German)
n. - Erbrochenes
v. - (sich) erbrechen, sich übergeben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φυσιολ.) έμεση, εμετός
v. - κάνω εμετό

Italiano (Italian)
vomitare, vomito

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vômito (m), vomitório (m)
v. - vomitar

Русский (Russian)
рвота, тошнить, извергать, вызывать рвоту

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - vomitar, salir vomitado
v. tr. - vomitar, hacer vomitar
n. - vómito

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kräkning, kräkmedel
v. - kräkas

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
呕吐, 大量喷出, 吐出, 催吐剂, 呕吐物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 嘔吐, 大量噴出
v. tr. - 吐出, 嘔吐
n. - 嘔吐, 催吐劑, 嘔吐物

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 게워내다, 분출하다, 분화하다
v. tr. - (음식을) 구토하다, 내뿜다, 발사하다
n. - 토함, 메스꺼운 것, 천한 인간

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 吐く, 吐き出す, 勢いよく吹き出す
n. - 吐くこと, 噴出

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قيء, تقيؤ, استفراغ (فعل) قاء, تقيا, استفرغ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הקיא, פלט‬
v. tr. - ‮הקיא, פלט‬
n. - ‮קיא, הקאה‬

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