retch (verb)
41words with the same pronunciation — There are many words in English that are pronounced the same but spelled differently. The following pairs of words are explained at separate entries in this book because they are often confused: bass base, bear bare, born borne, break brake,… …
42Brechen — Brếchen, verb. irreg. ich breche, du brichst, er bricht, wir brechen u.s.f. Imperf. ich brāch, Conj. brǟche; Mittelw. gebróchen; Imperativus brích. Es ist in doppelter Gattung üblich. I. Als ein Neutrum, da es eigentlich eine Nachahmung des… …
43keck — 1. verb To retch or heave as if to vomit. 2. noun cow parsley …
44scunner — I Scottish Vernacular Dictionary verb: to sicken, disgust, to bore to the point of annoyance. Example: Wid thon Peruvian Nose Flute music no jist scunner ye? noun: That which sickens, disgusts or bores.... also the state of being scunnered… …
45spew — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. vomit, regurgitate, retch, throw up; gush, shoot, spout, eject, emit, expel; spit; discharge. See ejection. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. spread, spit, blow out; see blow 1 , scatter 2 . III (Roget s 3… …
46heave — {{11}}heave (n.) 1570s, from HEAVE (Cf. heave) (v.). {{12}}heave (v.) O.E. hebban to lift, raise; lift up, exalt (class VI strong verb; past tense hof, pp. hafen), from P.Gmc. *hafjan (Cf. O.N. hefja, Du. heffen, Ger. heben, Goth. hafjan to lift …
47heave — [hi:v] verb (past and past participle heaved or chiefly Nautical hove) 1》 lift or haul (a heavy thing) with great effort. ↘informal throw (something heavy). 2》 produce (a sigh). 3》 rise and fall rhythmically or spasmodically. 4》 make an… …
48gag — I 1. verb 1) a dirty rag was used to gag her mouth Syn: smother, block, plug, stifle, stop up, muffle 2) the government tried to gag its critics Syn: silence, muzzle, mute, muffle, suppress …
49spit — I 1. verb 1) Cranston coughed and spat Syn: expectorate; informal hawk, gob 2) Go to hell , she spat Syn: snap, say angrily, hiss 3) the fat began to spit Syn …
50vomit — 1. verb 1) he needed to vomit Syn: be sick, spew, heave, retch, gag, get sick; informal throw up, puke, purge, hurl, barf, upchuck, ralph 2) I vomited my breakfast Syn …
