Throw Up (Verb)
Meaning
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.
Examples
- She couldn't keep down her breakfast and ended up throwing up in the bathroom.
- The smell of gas made him feel nauseous and he began to throw up on the sidewalk.
- If you eat spoiled food, chances are you'll throw up shortly afterward.
- After riding the roller coaster, several kids threw up because of the intense G-force.
- When she got seasick, she had to throw up over the side of the boat.
Synonyms
- Cast
- Vomit Up
- Honk
- Purge
- Sick
- Retch
- Chuck
- Spew
- Cat
- Puke
- Be Sick
- Barf
- Vomit
- Regorge
- Spue
- Regurgitate
- Upchuck
- Disgorge