retch

retch  (rch)

v. retched, retch·ing, retch·es

v.intr.

To try to vomit.

v.tr.

To vomit.

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[Alteration of Middle English rechen, from Old English hrcan, to clear the throat, spit, bring up (phlegm).]

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retch n.

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retch

Verb

to undergo spasms of the stomach as if one is vomiting

Noun

an involuntary spasm of the stomach [Old English hrǣcan]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	retch - an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves" heave spasm - (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)
Verb	1.	retch - eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" barf, be sick, puke, regorge, sick, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up, disgorge, cat, spue, spew, regurgitate, chuck, honk, purge, cast egest, excrete, eliminate, pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"
	2.	retch - make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit gag, heave

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retch

verb gag, be sick, vomit, regurgitate, chuck Austral., N.Z. (informal) throw up (informal) spew, heave, puke (slang) disgorge, barf U.S. (slang) chunder (slang), chiefly Austral. upchuck U.S. (slang) do a technicolour yawn (slang) toss your cookies U.S. (slang)

Translations

retch [rɛtʃ] vi → darle a algn arcadas

retch [rɛtʃ] vi → avoir des haut-le-cœur

retch [rɛtʃ] vi → würgen

retch [rɛtʃ] vi → aver conati di vomito