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| vom·it [ vómmit ] |
transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle vom·it·ed, present participle vom·it·ing, 3rd person present singular vom·its) |
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1. throw up stomach contents: to expel the contents of the stomach through the mouth as a result of a series of involuntary spasms of the stomach muscles
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2. gush forth: to send something out in a forceful stream, or be ejected forcefully
  to vomit curses
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noun |
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1. expelled stomach contents: the stomach contents expelled through the mouth.
Technical name vomitus
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2. act of vomiting: the act of expelling the stomach contents through the mouth
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| [15th century. Directly or via Anglo-French< Latin vomitus, past participle of vomere "eject, vomit"] |
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| vom·it·er noun |
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