SPUE
Dictionary entry overview: What does spue mean?
• SPUE (verb)
The verb SPUE has 2 senses:
1. expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
2. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Familiarity information: SPUE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SPUE (verb)
Meaning:
Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
ptyalise; ptyalize; spew; spit; spue
Context example:
The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer
Hypernyms (to "spue" is one way to...):
cough out; cough up; expectorate; spit out; spit up (discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The women spue water into the bowl
Meaning:
Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
barf; vomit up; vomit; upchuck; throw up; sick; retch; regorge; puke; be sick; cat; disgorge; 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 "spue" is one way to...):
egest; eliminate; excrete; pass (eliminate from the body)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
