verb / noun
vomit
VAH-mit/ˈvɑːmɪt/
Stomach contents forced out through the mouth.
He vomits into the bucket.
Etymology
Latin vomitare meant to vomit repeatedly, a repeated-action form of a verb meaning to spew or discharge. English retains the stomach-expulsion meaning without requiring repeated action.
In context
Each spasm, each heave is the body purging itself of the foul humors that have taken root in your stomach. The goal is to make you vomit.
More examples
- He cleaned the vomit from the floor.
- She vomited after the rough boat ride.
- The nurse recorded that the patient had vomited twice.
Forms
vomit · vomits · vomited · vomiting
Similar words
- throw up
- The everyday informal equivalent.
- retch
- Make vomiting movements, sometimes without bringing anything up.