threw up
Lost one's lunch
Threw up is the past tense of throw up, meaning to vomit: She threw up after eating the shellfish.
It can also mean to build hastily: They threw up a fence overnight.
To throw up one's hands is to give up in frustration: He threw up his hands and walked away.
- retchGag involuntarily
- vomitEject stomach contents
- barfExpel stomach contents
- pukeForceful stomach emptying
- spewEject with force
disgorge · dry heaves · cobble together · gag · hurl · improvise · gag reflex · queasy feeling · sick to my stomach · makeshift · extemporize · nausea · heave · bile · toilet · porcelain throne · stomach · threw out
construction vs. destruction
threw updemolished
Completely destroyed a structure
razed · knocked down · dismantled · took down · pulled down
throw, thrown, throwing, throws, thrower, regurgitate, throwers, upthrow