Vomiting

vom·it  (vmt)

v. vom·it·ed, vom·it·ing, vom·its

v.intr.

1. To eject part or all of the contents of the stomach through the mouth, usually in a series of involuntary spasmic movements.

2. To be discharged forcefully and abundantly; spew or gush: The dike burst, and the floodwaters vomited forth.

v.tr.

1. To eject (contents of the stomach) through the mouth.

2. To eject or discharge in a gush; spew out: The volcano vomited lava and ash.

n.

1. The act or an instance of ejecting matter from the stomach through the mouth.

2. Matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth.

3. An emetic.

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[Middle English vomiten, from Latin vomitre, frequentative of vomere; see wem- in Indo-European roots.]

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vomit·er n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

vomiting - the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth disgorgement, emesis, puking, 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