VOMIT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vomit mean? 

• VOMIT (noun)
  The noun VOMIT has 3 senses:

1. the matter ejected in vomiting

2. a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting

3. the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth

  Familiarity information: VOMIT used as a noun is uncommon.

• VOMIT (verb)
  The verb VOMIT has 1 sense:

1. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

  Familiarity information: VOMIT used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VOMIT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The matter ejected in vomiting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

barf; puke; vomit; vomitus

Hypernyms ("vomit" is a kind of...):

body waste; excrement; excreta; excretion; excretory product (waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body)

Derivation:

vomit (eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A medicine that induces nausea and vomiting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

emetic; nauseant; vomit; vomitive

Hypernyms ("vomit" is a kind of...):

curative; cure; remedy; therapeutic (a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vomit"):

ipecac (a medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning))

dry mustard; powdered mustard (a substance such that one to three tablespoons dissolved in a glass of warm water is a homemade emetic)

Derivation:

vomit (eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

disgorgement; emesis; puking; regurgitation; vomit; vomiting

Hypernyms ("vomit" is a kind of...):

ejection; expulsion; forcing out; projection (the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting)

inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; reflex action; reflex response; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vomit"):

rumination (regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding)

haematemesis; hematemesis (vomiting blood)

hyperemesis (severe and excessive vomiting)

Derivation:

vomit (eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth)

• VOMIT (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they vomit    ... he / she / it vomits   
Past simple: vomited   
Past participle: vomited   
-ing form: vomiting   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

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

Context example:

The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night

Hypernyms (to "vomit" is one way to...):

egest; eliminate; excrete; pass (eliminate from the body)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Antonym:

keep down (manage not to throw up)

Derivation:

vomit (the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth)

vomit (a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting)

vomit (the matter ejected in vomiting)

vomiter (a person who vomits)

vomiting (the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth)

 Context examples 

Signs and symptoms include severe abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, and shock.

(Acute Pancreatitis, NCI Thesaurus)

Other symptoms include nausea, vomiting and extreme sensitivity to sound.

(How Light Boosts Migraine Pain, NIH, US)

A drug that prevents or reduces nausea and vomiting.

(Antiemetic, NCI Dictionary)

For vomiting in children and adults, avoid solid foods until vomiting has stopped for at least six hours.

(Nausea and Vomiting, NIH)

Nausea and vomiting occurring during the first 24 hours following chemotherapy.

(Nausea and Vomiting During the First 24 Hours After Chemotherapy, NCI Thesaurus)

It is used to treat certain stomach problems and nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy.

(Metoclopramide, NCI Dictionary)

It is being studied in the treatment of nausea and vomiting caused by some cancer treatments.

(Alprazolam, NCI Dictionary)

The most common symptoms of norovirus infection are: • Diarrhea • Nausea and vomiting • Stomach pain

(Norovirus Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Signs and symptoms include truncal ataxia, disturbed gait, lethargy, headache, and vomiting.

(Medulloblastoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Presenting symptoms include headache, vomiting, and neurological manifestations.

(Meningeal Melanocytoma, NCI Thesaurus)