vomit

Involuntary gastric expulsion

Vomit is to expel the contents of the stomach through the mouth—the body's forceful rejection of what it has taken in.

The noun is both the act and the expelled matter itself.

Figuratively, anything that spews forth uncontrollably vomits: The volcano vomited ash.

Something disgusting may make you want to vomit.

act

regurgitate

Expel swallowed matter

  • retchGag involuntarily
  • heaveForceful lift or throw
  • gagMouth restraint or jest

spew · disgorge · upchuck · barf · puke · throw up · hurl · dry heave · wretch · spit up

slang

barf

Expel stomach contents

  • pukeForceful stomach emptying
  • upchuckEject stomach contents
  • hurlThrow with great force

ralph · spew · toss cookies · blow chunks · technicolor yawn · yak · honk · chunder · boot · heave-ho

nausea

queasy

Mildly sick to stomach

carsick · seasick · airsick · motion sickness · morning sickness · lightheaded · dizzy · woozy · cold sweat · salivating

illness

food poisoning

Sickness from contaminated eating

stomach flu · stomach bug · hangover · migraine · chemotherapy · pregnancy · concussion · virus · infection · fever

substance

bile

Liver-made digestive fluid

blood · splatter · puddle · mess · stench · acrid · residue · traces · cleanup · stain

purge

bulimia

Disorder of bingeing and purging

eating disorder · purging · intentional · compulsive · unhealthy · dangerous · treatment · recovery · intervention · trigger warning

disgust

repulsive

Causing strong disgust

gross · foul · vile · stomach-turning · off-putting · repugnant · disgusting · abhorrent · putrid · rank

Categories
Opposites
digestive direction

vomitswallow

Send down the throat

ingest · eat · digest · absorb · consume

bodily retention vs. expulsion

vomitkeep down

Limit or control growth

digest · retain · hold down · absorb · stomach

bodily comfort/distress

vomitsatiate

Satisfy to excess

satisfy · settle · soothe · nourish

Phrases
Family

vomiting, vomited, vomits, vomitous, vomitus, vomity, vomitorium, vomiter

Familiarity
Top 5,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG