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vomit(2) (iou)



vomit verb. LME.
[Latin vomit- pa. ppl stem of vomere or Latin frequentative vomitare.]
I.
verb intrans. Eject ingested matter from the stomach through the mouth; be sick. LME.
A. Walker I vomited incessantly.
verb trans. Eject (ingested matter) from the stomach through the mouth. Also foll. by out, up. LME.
T. C. Wolfe He ate, and instantly vomited up again all he had eaten.
verb intrans. & trans. Cause (a person) to vomit. arch. M17.
G. Catlin He is vomiting and purging his patients with herbs.
II.
verb trans. Reject or cast out, up, or forth, esp. with abhorrence or loathing; utter or pour forth or out (abusive or objectionable language). arch. M16.
F. Parkman The Frenchman vomited against him every species of malignant abuse.
verb trans. Pour (matter) out, forth, or up, as if by vomiting, esp. eject violently (flames, molten lava, etc.). M16.
T. H. Huxley The fused rocks..which are vomited forth by volcanoes.
verb intrans. Issue or come out with force or violence; rush out, spout up. rare. M17.
vomiter noun (a) a person who vomits; (b) an emetic: M16.
vomiting verbal noun (a) the action of the verb; an instance of this; (b) vomited matter, vomit: L15.
vomiting ppl adjective that vomits or causes to vomit;
vomiting boiler (now rare), a boiler in which the water is forced up a pipe and then falls back on to the cloth etc. being boiled: M19.