Vomitive
verb (used without object)
1.
to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; regurgitate; throw up.
2.
to belch or spew with force or violence.
verb (used with object)
3.
to eject from the stomach through the mouth; spew.
4.
to cast out or eject as if in vomiting; send out forcefully or violently:
The volcano vomited flames and molten rock.
5.
to cause (a person) to vomit.
noun
6.
the act of vomiting.
7.
the matter ejected in vomiting.
verb -its, -iting, -ited
1.
to eject (the contents of the stomach) through the mouth as the result of involuntary muscular spasms of the stomach and oesophagus
2.
to eject or be ejected forcefully; spew forth
noun
3.
the matter ejected in vomiting
4.
the act of vomiting
5.
a drug or agent that induces vomiting; emetic
vomitive vom·i·tive (vŏm’ĭ-tĭv)
n.
An emetic. adj.
Relating to or causing vomiting.
vomit vom·it (vŏm’ĭt)
v. vom·it·ed, vom·it·ing, vom·its
To eject part or all of the stomach contents through the mouth, usually in a series of involuntary spasmic movements. n.
The act or an instance of ejecting matter from the stomach through the mouth.
Matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth.
An emetic.
vomit
(vŏm’ĭt)
Matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth, usually as a result of involuntary muscle contractions.
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