HyperDic: spew

English > 3 senses of the word *spew*:
VERB	body	spew, spit, ptyalize, ptyalise, spue	expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
	body	spew, spew out, eruct	eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical
	body	spew, vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up	eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

spew > pronunciation
Sounds	spyuw'
Rhymes	anew ... Yue: 59 rhymes with yuw...

English > *spew*: 3 senses > verb 1, body
Meaning	Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Model	The women spew water into the bowl
Synonyms	spit, ptyalize, ptyalise, spue
Broader	expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit up, spit out	Discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
Spanish	escupir, esputar, saliva
Catalan	escopir, esputar, saliva

English > *spew*: 3 senses > verb 2, body
Meaning	Eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"the volcano spews out molten rocks every day" "The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate"
Synonyms	spew out, eruct
Broader	exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release	Eliminate (a substance)
Spanish	arrojar, expeler, expulsar, eyectar, lanzar, vomitar

English > *spew*: 3 senses > verb 3, body
Meaning	Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonyms	vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up
Broader	excrete, egest, eliminate, pass	Eliminate from the body
Opposite	keep down	manage not to throw up
Spanish	arrojar, devolver, vomitar, vómito
Catalan	perbocar, regurgitar, vomitar
Nouns	spewer	a person who vomits

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