vomits

Throws up violently

Vomits is the third-person singular of vomit, meaning to expel the contents of the stomach through the mouth: The dog vomits every time we take a long car ride.

Figuratively, something vomits when it discharges contents forcefully: The factory vomits smoke into the sky.

As a noun, vomits would be multiple instances of vomited matter, though this plural is rare.

medical

gastroenteritis

Inflamed digestive tract illness

chemotherapy · concussion · vertigo · migraine · intoxication · dehydration · antiemetic · ipecac · bulimia · aspirates

physical

retches

Convulses without vomiting

  • gagsJokes or silencing devices
  • heavesThrows with exertion
  • throws upForcibly ejects stomach contents

pukes · regurgitates · spews · upchucks · hurls · barfs · dry heaves · nausea · stomach · bile

expulsion

spews

Ejects forcefully

gushes · pours · ejects · releases · expels · spurts · emits · sprays · fountains · cascades

verbal

spouts

Projecting pouring tubes

babbles · rambles · rants · gushes · unloads · confesses · divulges · blathers · prattles · jabbers

disgust

revolts

Violent political uprisings

grosses out · turns stomach · disgusts · appalls · offends · repels · stomach-turning · foul · vile · putrid

Opposites
digestive direction

vomitsswallows

Gulps or migratory birds

ingests · eats · consumes · drinks · gulps

retention vs. expulsion

vomitsretains

Continues to possess

keeps down · holds down · digests · absorbs · stomachs

Phrases
Family

vomit, vomiting, vomited, vomitus, vomiter

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