VOMIT UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vomit up mean? 

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

1. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• VOMIT UP (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

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

Context example:

The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night

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

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

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something