VOMIT

Pronunciation (US):

• VOMIT (noun)
  The noun VOMIT has 3 senses:

1. the matter ejected in vomiting
2. a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting
3. the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth

  Familiarity information: VOMIT used as a noun is uncommon.

• VOMIT (verb)
  The verb VOMIT has 1 sense:

1. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

  Familiarity information: VOMIT used as a verb is very rare.

• VOMIT (noun)

Meaning:

The matter ejected in vomiting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

vomitus; vomit; barf; puke

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

body waste; excrement; excreta; excretion; excretory product (waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body)

Meaning:

A medicine that induces nausea and vomiting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

vomitive; nauseant; emetic; vomit

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

curative; cure; remedy; therapeutic (a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vomit"):

ipecac (a medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning))

dry mustard; powdered mustard (a substance such that one to three tablespoons dissolved in a glass of warm water is a homemade emetic)

Meaning:

The reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

disgorgement; emesis; puking; vomiting; regurgitation; vomit

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

ejection; expulsion; forcing out; projection (the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting)

inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vomit"):

rumination (regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding)

haematemesis; hematemesis (vomiting blood)

hyperemesis (severe and excessive vomiting)

• VOMIT (verb)

Meaning:

Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

vomit; upchuck; throw up; sick; retch; regorge; puke; barf; be sick; vomit up; disgorge; cat; spue; spew; honk; chuck; regurgitate; 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 "vomit" is one way to...):

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

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Antonym:

keep down (manage not to throw up)