spew

Violently pour forth

Spew means to expel or discharge forcefully, often in large quantities.

The word most commonly describes vomiting but extends to anything that pours or gushes out uncontrollably: lava spewing from the volcano, factories spewing pollution.

When applied to speech or writing, spew suggests an unpleasant torrent delivered without restraint: He spewed insults at anyone who disagreed.

The noun spew refers to matter that has been expelled this way.

vomit

puke

Forceful stomach emptying

regurgitate · heave · gag · nausea · queasy · sick · emesis · disgorge · hurl · bile

gush

spurt

Sudden forceful discharge

  • jetForced fluid stream
  • sprayDispersed liquid droplets
  • squirtForced liquid jet

stream · fountain · surge · cascade · burst · geyser · outpouring · torrent · deluge · discharge

rant

tirade

Extended angry speech

invective · fulmination · outburst · venom · bile · verbal diarrhea · vent · unload · blurt · ramble

erupt

volcano

Earth's fiery vent

  • lavaErupted liquid stone
  • ashCombustion's powdery remains
  • magmaMolten rock underground

plume · crater · geyser · explosion · pyroclastic · fumarole · sulfur · pumice · belch · caldera

exhaust

fumes

Airborne chemical irritants

pollutants · soot · smog · carbon · diesel · tailpipe · chimney · smokestack · belch · factory

overflow

buffer

Protective intermediate space

  • stackItems piled vertically
  • memoryMind's retention capacity
  • dataFacts for analysis

error · crash · exception · leak · heap · allocation · bug · corruption · flood · overrun

Categories
Opposites
flow intensity

spewtrickle

Thin, slow stream

drip · dribble · seep · ooze · leak

direction of flow

spewabsorb

Take in fully

ingest · suck in · swallow · inhale · drink

containment vs. release

spewcontain

Hold within limits

retain · restrain · hold in · suppress · absorb

Phrases
Family

spews, spewed, spewing, spewer, spewers

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG