Vomiting - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Vomiting :  (noun)

1: the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth [syn: vomit, emesis, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Vomit \Vom"it\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Vomited; p. pr. & vb. n. Vomiting.] [Cf. L. vomere, vomitum, and v. freq. vomitare. See Vomit, n.] To eject the contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke; to spew.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Vomiting : \Vom"it*ing\, n. The spasmodic ejection of matter from the stomach through the mouth.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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