Disgorge (Verb)
Meaning 1
Cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The pipe began to disgorge a torrent of muddy brown water into the nearby river.
- As the dam broke, the reservoir started to disgorge billions of gallons of water downstream.
- Overwhelmed by the force of the storm, the overflowing drains disgorged sewage into the streets.
- The faulty valve caused the tank to disgorge thousands of liters of oil into the ravine below.
- Rising floodwaters caused the canal to disgorge silt and pebbles onto the surrounding landscape.
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Meaning 2
Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Synonyms
- Cast
- Vomit Up
- Honk
- Purge
- Sick
- Retch
- Chuck
- Spew
- Cat
- Puke
- Be Sick
- Barf
- Vomit
- Throw Up
- Regorge
- Spue
- Regurgitate
- Upchuck