spew (redirected from spues)

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

Verb

1. to vomit

2. to send or be sent out in a stream: the hydrant spewed a tidal wave of water [Old English spīwan]

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

verb 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)

Translations

spew [spjuː] vt → vomitar, arrojar

spew [spjuː] vt → vomir

spew [spjuː] vt (also: spew up) → erbrechen (fig); ausspucken

spew [spjuː] vt → vomitare