Vomit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the matter ejected in vomiting

a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɑːmɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɒmɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɒmɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈɑːmɪt/.

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 emesis spue disgorgement spew vomiting purge vomitus sick cast nauseant puke emetic retch regurgitate honk regurgitation chuck be sick upchuck vomit up puking barf cat

Antonyms

keep down

Parts of Speech

noun	the matter ejected in vomiting
noun	a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting
noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
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
nauseate	verb	upset and make nauseated
regurgitate	verb	eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
disgorge	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

sich erbrechen

Der Gegenstand wurde durch Erbrechen ausgeworfen

🇫🇷French

vomir

la matière est éjectée en vomissant

🇪🇸Spanish

vomitar

la materia expulsada en el vómito

🇮🇹Italian

vomito

la materia espulsa vomitando

🇳🇱Dutch

braaksel

de zaak werd met braken uitgeworpen

🇵🇹Portuguese

vomitar

a matéria ejetada em vômito

🇷🇺Russian

рвота

вещество, выброшенное при рвоте

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उल्टी

उल्टी में पदार्थ बाहर निकल गया

🇧🇩Bengali

বমি

বিষয়টি বমি করে বের হয়ে যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

வாந்தி

விஷயம் வாந்தியில் வெளிப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

వాంతి

విషయం వాంతిలో బయటపడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

उलट्या

प्रकरण उलट्या मध्ये बाहेर काढले

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉલટી

મામલો ઉલ્ટીમાં બહાર આવ્યો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಾಂತಿ

ವಿಷಯವು ವಾಂತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊರಹಾಕಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഛർദ്ദിക്കുക

കാര്യം ഛർദ്ദിയിൽ പുറന്തള്ളപ്പെട്ടു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਲਟੀ

ਮਾਮਲਾ ਉਲਟੀ 'ਚ ਨਿਕਲ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

قے

معاملہ قے میں نکل گیا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

呕吐

呕吐时排出的物质

🇯🇵Japanese

吐瀉物

嘔吐物として排出された物質

🇰🇷Korean

토하다

구토로 배출된 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nôn mửa

vật chất bị đẩy ra ngoài khi nôn mửa

🇹🇭Thai

อาเจียน

เรื่องอาเจียนออกมา

🇮🇩Indonesian

muntah

benda itu dikeluarkan dengan muntah

🇵🇭Filipino

sumuka

ang bagay na inilabas sa pagsusuka

🇲🇾Malay

muntah

perkara yang dikeluarkan dalam muntah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

القيء

خروج الأمر في القيء

🇮🇷Persian

استفراغ کردن

موضوع در استفراغ بیرون زده شد

🇹🇷Turkish

kusma

kusarak dışarı atılan madde

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַקִיא

החומר שנפלט בהקאה

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