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Vomit has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

the matter ejected in vomiting

"The smell of his vomit filled the entire bathroom immediately after he fell ill."

2

a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting

"The doctor prescribed an emetic to help clear his stomach after he ate spoiled food."

3

the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth

"After eating too much garlic, I had to rush to the bathroom because I couldn't hold down my food and ended up vomiting."

4

The regurgitated former contents of a stomach; vomitus.

"The doctor had to carefully remove the foul-smelling vomit from the patient's airway before they could be stabilized."

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

To regurgitate or eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; puke.

"After eating too much at the buffet, I had to run outside and vomit before I could feel sick again."

Example Sentences
"After drinking too much, the students vomited" verb
"He purged continuously" verb
"The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
keep down
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
body waste remedy reflex expulsion excrete
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
ipecac powdered mustard rumination hematemesis hyperemesis

Origin

The word "vomit" comes from the Latin verb vomō, which originally meant to be sick or vomit. This Latin root traces back to a Proto-Indo-European term meaning to spew or vomit.

Rhyming Words
mit amit smit omit emit izmit immit emmit simit limit dimit admit remit demit submit reemit turmit permit kermit hermit
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