HyperDic: retch

English > 3 senses of the word retch:
VERBbodyretch, vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw upeject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
bodyretch, gag, heavemake an unsuccessful effort to vomit
NOUNactretch, heavean involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
English > retch: 3 senses > noun 1, act
MeaningAn involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting.
Synonymheave
Broaderspasm(pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)
Verbsretcheject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
retchmake an unsuccessful effort to vomit
English > retch: 3 senses > verb 1, body
MeaningEject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymsvomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up
Broaderexcrete, egest, eliminate, passEliminate from the body
Oppositekeep downmanage not to throw up
Spanisharrojar, devolver, vomitar, vómito
Catalanperbocar, regurgitar, vomitar
Nounsretchan involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
English > retch: 3 senses > verb 2, body
Meaningmake an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit.
PatternSomebody ----s
Synonymsgag, heave
Spanishamordazar, hacer bascas, tener angustia, tener ansias, tener arcadas, tener desazón, tener náuseas, vomitar
Catalantenir basques, tenir nàusees
Nounsretchan involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting

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