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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 [rɛtʃ riːtʃ]

vb

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (intr) to undergo an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; heave

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) to vomit

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting

[Old English hrǣcan; related to Old Norse hrǣkja to spit]

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retch, wretch - Retch is the verb to vomit or gag; wretch is a noun for a pitiable person.

See also related terms for vomit.

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) The smell made me retch.

Translations

retch [retʃ] VI → tener arcadas

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

retch

vi → würgen

n → Würgen nt

retch [rɛtʃ] vi → avere (dei) conati di vomito