Spew (Verb)
Meaning 1
Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The angry customer began to spew a mouthful of phlegm at the store's manager after his complaint was ignored.
- The baseball player habitually spews out a wad of chewing tobacco juice onto the field after every pitch.
- Following the confrontation, the defiant teenager turned around to spew a glob of spit at the mall cop's face.
- After running out of the smoky bar, Sarah suddenly felt the urge to spew a stomachful of mucus that had been aggravating her throughout the night.
- The furious husband stood up to spew saliva and angry insults at his adulterous wife's new lover.
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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
- Cat
- Puke
- Be Sick
- Barf
- Vomit
- Throw Up
- Regorge
- Spue
- Regurgitate
- Upchuck
- Disgorge
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Meaning 3
Eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical; "the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; "The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.