retch (verb)
21heave — verb 1) she heaved the sofa backward Syn: haul, pull, lug, drag, draw, tug, heft; informal hump, yank 2) informal she heaved a brick at him Syn: throw, fling, cast …
22choke — verb 1) Christopher started to choke Syn: gag, retch, cough, fight for breath 2) she had been choked to death Syn: suffocate, asphyxiate, smother, stifle, strangle, throttle; informal strangulate …
23gag — I. verb (gagged; gagging) Etymology: Middle English gaggen to strangle, of imitative origin Date: 1509 transitive verb 1. a. to restrict use of the mouth of by inserting a gag b. to prevent from exercising freedom of speech or expression c. to… …
24reach — I. /ritʃ / (say reech) verb (t) 1. to get to, or get as far as, in moving, going, travelling, etc.: the boat reached the shore. 2. to come to or arrive at in some course of progress, action, etc.: his letter reached me. 3. to succeed in touching… …
25gag — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. muffle, silence; choke, strangle, retch. See ejection. n., informal, joke. See wit. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To stop the mouth] Syn. choke, muzzle, muffle, obstruct, stifle, smother, throttle, strangle …
26puke — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v., vulgar, vomit, retch, gag. See ejection. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. throw up, retch, barf*; see vomit . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. vomit, throw up, upchuck, *toss one s cookies, *blow lunch,… …
27Mid Ulster English — Approximate boundaries of the English and Scots dialects spoken in Ulster. It should be noted that Ulster Scots (light blue) is not spoken in the entire shaded area – light blue indicates both current and historical Ulster Scots areas. The… …
28throw up — I vomit, upchuck (sl.). See ejection. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To vomit] Syn. spew out, disgorge, regurgitate, empty one s stomach, retch*, barf*, puke*; see also vomit . 2. [To quit] Syn. give up, cease, terminate; see stop 2 . 3. [To construct,… …
29vomit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. throw up, disgorge; belch, spew, eject. See ejection. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. throw up, eject, bring up, spit up, dry heave, be seasick, hurl forth, retch, ruminate, regurgitate, give forth,… …
30gag — I. [c]/gæg / (say gag) verb (gagged, gagging) –verb (t) 1. to stop up the mouth of, so as to prevent sound or speech. 2. to restrain by force or authority from freedom of speech or expression. 3. (in parliament) to close (a debate) when some… …
