| VERB | body | spue, spit, ptyalize, ptyalise, spew | expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth |
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| body | spue, vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up | eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth |
| Meaning | Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | The women spue water into the bowl | |
| Synonyms | spit, ptyalize, ptyalise, spew | |
| 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 | |
| Meaning | Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, 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 | |
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