Vomit /(?)/

Vom·it

Vomit

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Vomited; p. pr. & vb. n. Vomiting

  1. To eject the contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke; to spew.

Vomit

v. t.
  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.

Vomit

n.
  1. Matter that is vomited; esp., matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth.
    Like vomit from his yawning entrails poured.
    — Sandys.
  2. That which excites vomiting; an emetic. (Med.)
    He gives your Hollander a vomit.

Phrases & Compounds

Black vomit
See in the Vocabulary.
Vomit nut
nux vomica.