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RETCH

Dictionary entry overview: What does retch mean?

• RETCH (noun)
The noun RETCH has 1 sense:

1. an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting

Familiarity information: RETCH used as a noun is very rare.

• RETCH (verb)
The verb RETCH has 2 senses:

1. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
2. make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit

Familiarity information: RETCH used as a verb is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• RETCH (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

retch; heave

Context example:

a bad case of the heaves

Hypernyms ("retch" is a kind of...):

spasm ((pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel))

• RETCH (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

sick; retch; regorge; throw up; puke; upchuck; vomit; vomit up; be sick; barf; disgorge; cat; spue; spew; regurgitate; honk; chuck; purge; cast

Context examples:

After drinking too much, the students vomited / He purged continuously / The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night

Hypernyms (to "retch" is one way to...):

egest; eliminate; excrete; pass (eliminate from the body)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

retch; gag; heave

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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RETCH: related words searches

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