retch

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retch Definition

• (n) an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves"
• (v) 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"
• (v) make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit

retch Synonyms

• barf
• be sick
• cast
• cat
• chuck
• disgorge
• gag
• heave
• honk
• puke
• purge
• regorge
• regurgitate
• retch
• sick
• spew
• spue
• throw up
• upchuck
• vomit
• vomit up