Disgorgement

dis·gorge  (ds-gôrj)

v. dis·gorged, dis·gorg·ing, dis·gorg·es

v.tr.

1. To bring up and expel from the throat or stomach; vomit.

2. To discharge violently; spew.

3. To surrender (stolen goods or money, for example) unwillingly.

v.intr.

To discharge or pour forth contents.

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[Middle English disgorgen, from Old French desgorger : des-, dis- + gorger, to pack (from gorge, throat; see gorge).]

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dis·gorgement n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

disgorgement - the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth emesis, puking, vomiting, regurgitation, vomit ejection, forcing out, expulsion, projection - the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting rumination - regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding haematemesis, hematemesis - vomiting blood hyperemesis - severe and excessive vomiting inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus