VOMIT UP
Dictionary entry overview: What does vomit up mean? • VOMIT UP (verb)
The verb VOMIT UP has 1 sense:
1. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Familiarity information: VOMIT UP used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• VOMIT UP (verb)
Meaning:
Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
barf; vomit; upchuck; throw up; sick; retch; regorge; puke; vomit up; be sick; cat; disgorge; spue; spew; chuck; regurgitate; honk; 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 up" is one way to...):
egest; eliminate; excrete; pass (eliminate from the body)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
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