vomit Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the matter ejected in vomiting
    puke; vomitus; barf.
  2. noun a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting
    nauseant; vomitive; emetic.
  3. noun the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
    emesis; disgorgement; puking; vomiting; regurgitation.
  4. verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
    retch; regorge; be sick; disgorge; spew; vomit up; puke; honk; cat; purge; cast; spue; upchuck; sick; barf; regurgitate; throw up; chuck.
    • After drinking too much, the students vomited
    • He purged continuously
    • The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night

WordNet

Vom"it intransitive verb
Etymology
Cf. L. vomere, vomitum, and v. freq. vomitare. See Vomit, n.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Vomited; present participle & verbal noun Vomiting
Definitions
  1. To eject the contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke; to spew.
Vom"it transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To throw up; to eject from the stomach through the mouth; to disgorge; to puke; to spew out; -- often followed by up or out.
    The fish . . . vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. Jonah ii. 10.
  2. Hence, to eject from any hollow place; to belch forth; to emit; to throw forth; as, volcanoes vomit flame, stones, etc.
    Like the sons of Vulcan, vomit smoke. Milton.
Vom"it noun
Etymology
L. vomitus, from vomere, vomitum, to vomit; akin to Gr. , Skr. vam, Lith. vemiti. Cf. Emetic, Vomito.
Definitions
  1. Matter that is vomited; esp., matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth.
    Like vomit from his yawning entrails poured. Sandys.
  2. (Med.) That which excites vomiting; an emetic.
    He gives your Hollander a vomit. Shak.

Webster 1913