spew

spew  (spy)

v. spewed, spew·ing, spews

v.tr.

1. To send or force out in or as if in a stream; eject forcefully or in large amounts: a volcano that spewed molten lava; spewed invective at his opponent.

2. To vomit or otherwise cast out through the mouth.

v.intr.

1. To flow or gush forth: Water was spewing from the hydrant.

2. To vomit.

n.

Something spewed.

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[Middle English spewen, from Old English spwan.]

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spewer n.

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spew [spjuː]

vb

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) to eject (the contents of the stomach) involuntarily through the mouth; vomit

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) to spit (spittle, phlegm, etc.) out of the mouth

3. (usually foll by out) to send or be sent out in a stream flames spewed out

n

something ejected from the mouth Also (archaic) spue

[Old English spīwan; related to Old Norse spȳja, Gothic speiwan, Old High German spīwan, Latin spuere, Lithuanian spiauti]

spewer  n

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spew - First meant "vomit."

See also related terms for vomit.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	spew - expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer" ptyalise, ptyalize, spit, spue cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit up, spit out - discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
	2.	spew - eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical; "the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; "The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate" eruct, spew out eject, expel, release, exhaust, discharge - eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"
	3.	spew - 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, retch, sick, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up, spue, disgorge, cat, chuck, honk, regurgitate, purge, cast egest, excrete, eliminate, pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"

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spew

verb

1. shed, discharge, send out, issue, throw out, eject, diffuse, emanate, exude, cast out An oil tanker spewed its cargo into the sea.

2. vomit, throw up (informal), puke (slang), chuck (Austral. & N.Z. informal), spit out, regurgitate, disgorge, barf (U.S. slang), chunder (slang, chiefly Austral.), belch forth, upchuck (U.S. slang), do a technicolour yawn (slang), toss your cookies (U.S. slang) Let's get out of his way before he starts spewing.

Translations

spew [spjuː]

A. VT (also spew up) → vomitar (fig) → arrojar, vomitar

B. VI → vomitar
it makes me want to spew (fig) → me da asco

spew [ˈspjuː]

vt

[+ smoke, oil, flames, gas, lava] → cracher

vi

(= belch out) [smoke, lava]
Dense smoke spewed from the factories → Les usines crachaient une épaisse fumée.

(= vomit) → dégueuler >

spew out

vt sep [+ smoke, oil, flames, gas, lava] → cracher

spew up

vt sep [+ dinner, food] → dégueuler >

vi (= vomit) → dégueuler >

spew

vi

(inf: = vomit) → brechen, spucken; it makes me spew (fig) → es kotzt mich an (sl)

(= flow: also spew forth (form) or out) → sich ergießen (geh); (esp liquid) → hervorsprudeln

vt

(also spew up) (inf: = vomit) → erbrechen, ausspucken; blood → spucken, speien

(fig: also spew out) flames → spucken, speien; lava → auswerfen, spucken; waste water etc → ablassen; the popular press spews (out) lies → die Boulevardpresse überschüttet ihre Leser mit Lügen

spew [spjuː]

1. vt (also spew out) (smoke, pollution) → emettere, vomitare

2. vi

a. (subj, smoke, pollution) → fuoriuscire

b. (also to spew up) (fam) (vomit) → rigettare