Retch has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
"a bad case of the heaves"
2
An unsuccessful effort to vomit.
Verb
1
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
"After drinking too much, the students vomited"
"He purged continuously"
"The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
2
make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
3
To make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.
Example Sentences
"a bad case of the heaves"
noun
"After drinking too much, the students vomited"
verb
"He purged continuously"
verb
"The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)