throw up
Retch and eject
To throw up is to vomit—to expel stomach contents through the mouth.
The phrase captures the upward motion of the act.
Throw up also means to erect hastily: They threw up a temporary shelter.
To throw up one's hands is to gesture in frustration or surrender: She threw up her hands and walked away.
Gag involuntarily
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- heaveForceful lift or throw
- pukeForceful stomach emptying
- upchuckEject stomach contents
regurgitate · barf · spew · chunder · hurl · sick · emesis · queasy
Mildly sick to stomach
- sickUnwell or impressively cool
- upset stomachGastrointestinal distress
- nauseousFeeling urge to vomit
- gag reflexThroat's protective contraction
heave · indigestion · seasick · carsick · motion sickness · food poisoning · stomach bug · hangover
Vertical in position
construct · scaffold · framework · improvised · temporary structure · barricade · barrier · blockade
Causing strong disgust
- sickeningCausing disgust or nausea
- nauseatingCausing urge to vomit
- grossTotal before subtractions
- repulsiveCausing strong disgust
stomach-turning · vile · off-putting · disgusting · repugnant · foul · loathsome · unpalatable
Cause to come into being
- createCause to exist
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- churn outProduce rapidly, repetitively
- spit outEject from the mouth
turn out · crank out · manufacture · mass-produce · output · proliferate
Surrender gesture demand
- give upStop attempting something
- wave white flagSignal unconditional surrender
- capitulateYield under pressure
- concedeAdmit something reluctantly
admit defeat · abandon · relinquish · quit
retch
Gag involuntarily
upchuck · regurgitate · barf · spew · chunder · hurl · sick · emesis · queasy · bilious
queasy
Mildly sick to stomach
- sickUnwell or impressively cool
- upset stomachGastrointestinal distress
- nauseousFeeling urge to vomit
gag reflex · heave · indigestion · seasick · carsick · motion sickness · food poisoning · stomach bug · hangover · queasiness
erect
Vertical in position
raise · construct · scaffold · framework · improvised · temporary structure · barricade · barrier · blockade · ramshackle
revolting
Causing strong disgust
- sickeningCausing disgust or nausea
- nauseatingCausing urge to vomit
- grossTotal before subtractions
repulsive · stomach-turning · vile · off-putting · disgusting · repugnant · foul · loathsome · unpalatable · distasteful
generate
Cause to come into being
spit out · turn out · crank out · manufacture · mass-produce · output · proliferate
hands up
Surrender gesture demand
- give upStop attempting something
- wave white flagSignal unconditional surrender
- capitulateYield under pressure
concede · admit defeat · abandon · relinquish · quit