disgorges

Violently ejects contents

Disgorges means to expel or pour forth forcefully.

A volcano disgorges lava; a bus disgorges passengers.

The word often suggests releasing something that was contained under pressure or held too long: The pipe finally disgorged a mass of debris.

In winemaking, disgorgement removes sediment from champagne bottles.

Figuratively, to disgorge can mean to surrender something reluctantly, especially ill-gotten gains: The company was forced to disgorge its profits.

expels

spew

Eject with force

  • ejectThrow out forcibly
  • expelRemove forcibly from membership
  • dischargeRelease of substance outward

emit · extrude · belch · spout · erupt · excrete · exude · efflux · projectile · cast out

releases

pour forth

Release in abundance

  • floodOverwhelming water overflow
  • surgeSudden powerful increase
  • gushFlow out forcefully

stream · cascade · overflow · outpour · unleash · torrent · deluge · spill · flow · burst

vomits

retch

Gag involuntarily

  • upchuckEject stomach contents
  • heaveForceful lift or throw
  • gagMouth restraint or jest

puke · barf · emesis · regurgitation · nausea · queasy · bilious · sick · nauseated · stomach

surrenders

relinquish

Voluntarily give up control

give up · return · restore · cede · release · divulge · confess · reveal · surrender · disclose

unloads

cargo

Transported goods

shipment · goods · consignment · disembark · unpack · dock · hold · vessel · container · dump

Opposites
expulsion vs. retention

disgorgesretains

Continues to possess

holds · keeps · contains · stores · withholds

intake vs. output

disgorgesswallows

Gulps or migratory birds

ingests · absorbs · devours · engulfs · consumes

Family

disgorge, disgorged, disgorging, disgorgement, disgorger

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G