Barf — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the matter ejected in vomiting

eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɛɹfəlnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌapɹɪhˈɛnsɪbli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌapɹɪhˈɛnsɪbli/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈɛɹfəlnəs/.

Examples

After drinking too much, the students vomited
He purged continuously
The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disgorge spue spew vomit purge vomitus sick cast puke retch regurgitate honk chuck be sick upchuck vomit up cat throw up regorge

Antonyms

keep down

Parts of Speech

noun	the matter ejected in vomiting
verb	eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth “After drinking too much, the students vomited”

Word Forms

vomit	verb	eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
puke	verb	eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
vomit	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
vomiter	noun	a person who vomits
vomiting	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
sick	noun	people who are sick
disgorgement	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
retch	noun	an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
puke	noun	the matter ejected in vomiting
puking	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
spewer	noun	a person who vomits
regurgitation	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kotzen

Der Gegenstand wurde durch Erbrechen ausgeworfen

🇪🇸Spanish

vomitar

la materia expulsada en el vómito

🇮🇹Italian

vomito

la materia espulsa vomitando

🇵🇹Portuguese

vomitar

a matéria ejetada em vômito

🇷🇺Russian

блевать

вещество, выброшенное при рвоте

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बर्फ

उल्टी में पदार्थ बाहर निकल गया

🇧🇩Bengali

বারফ

বিষয়টি বমি করে বের হয়ে যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

பார்ஃப்

விஷயம் வாந்தியில் வெளிப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

బార్ఫ్

విషయం వాంతిలో బయటపడింది

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾರ್ಫ್

ವಿಷಯವು ವಾಂತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊರಹಾಕಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബാർഫ്

കാര്യം ഛർദ്ദിയിൽ പുറന്തള്ളപ്പെട്ടു

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

呕吐

呕吐时排出的物质

🇯🇵Japanese

バーフ

嘔吐物として排出された物質

🇰🇷Korean

바프

구토로 배출된 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nôn nao

vật chất bị đẩy ra ngoài khi nôn mửa

🇹🇭Thai

บาร์ฟ

เรื่องอาเจียนออกมา

🇮🇩Indonesian

muntah

benda itu dikeluarkan dengan muntah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بارف

خروج الأمر في القيء

🇮🇷Persian

برف

موضوع در استفراغ بیرون زده شد

🇹🇷Turkish

kusmuk

kusarak dışarı atılan madde

🇮🇱Hebrew

בארף

החומר שנפלט בהקאה

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