vomit

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

vomit [vomit vomits vomited vomiting] verb, noun BrE [ˈvɒmɪt] NAmE [ˈvɑːmɪt]
verb (also informal ˌthrow ˈup)intransitive, transitive
to bring food from the stomach back out through the mouth
Syn: ↑sick
•The smell made her want to vomit.
•~ sth up He had vomited up his supper.
•~ sth The injured man was vomiting blood.
see also ↑sick
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French vomite (noun) or Latin vomitus, from vomere ‘to vomit’.

Example Bank:
•Corbett leaned against the wall and promptly vomited.
•He vomited up all that he had eaten for lunch.
•The smell made me want to vomit.
•The symptoms include headaches, nausea and vomiting.
•They gave her salty water to make her vomit.

 
noun uncountable
food from the stomach brought back out through the mouth
•You must ensure that an unconscious person does not choke on their own vomit.

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French vomite (noun) or Latin vomitus, from vomere ‘to vomit’.
 
See also: ↑throw up

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  vomiting, emesis, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking, emetic, vomitive, nauseant, vomitus, puke, barf, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, spew