retch (verb)
1retch — ► VERB ▪ make the sound and movement of vomiting. ► NOUN ▪ an instance of retching. ORIGIN from a Germanic word meaning «spittle» …
2retch — verb Etymology: Middle English *rechen to spit, retch, from Old English hrǣcan to spit, hawk; akin to Old Norse hrækja to spit Date: circa 1798 transitive verb vomit 1 intransitive verb to make an effort to vomit; also vomit • retch noun …
3retch — [ retʃ ] verb intransitive to behave and sound as if you are being sick (=bringing food and drink up from your stomach and out through your mouth), without in fact doing this: The disgusting smell made me retch …
4retch — verb 1) the sour taste made her retch Syn: gag, heave, almost vomit 2) he went into the bushes to retch See vomit 1. 1) …
5retch — verb /ɹɛtʃ/ To make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting …
6retch — verb make the sound and movement of vomiting. noun an instance of retching. Origin C19: var. of dialect reach, from a Gmc base meaning spittle …
7retch — verb (I) to try to vomit, or feel as if you are going to vomit when you do not: Like someone drowning, she fought for air, gasping and retching …
8retch — UK [retʃ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms retch : present tense I/you/we/they retch he/she/it retches present participle retching past tense retched past participle retched to behave and sound as if you are being sick (= bringing food and… …
9retch — [[t]re̱tʃ[/t]] retches, retching, retched VERB If you retch, your stomach moves as if you are vomiting. The smell made me retch. Syn: heave …
10retch — /rɛtʃ / (say rech) verb (i) 1. to make the sound and spasmodic movement associated with the impulse to vomit. –noun 2. the act or an instance of retching. {Middle English, Old English hrǣcan clear the throat (from hrāca clearing of the throat) …
