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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024spew /spyu/USA pronunciation v. - to gush or pour out, esp. quickly and violently:[no object]Oil spewed from the broken pipes.
- to throw or pour out violently:[~ + object]The broken pipes spewed oil.
- Pathologyto vomit: [no object]to spew from sickness.[~ + object]to spew one's lunch.
spew•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spew (spyo̅o̅),USA pronunciation v.i. - Pathologyto discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth;
vomit.
v.t. - Pathologyto eject from the stomach through the mouth;
vomit. - to cast forth, gush, or eject, as in disgust or anger:The angry sergeant spewed his charges at us.
n. - Pathologysomething that is spewed;
vomit.
Also, spue. - bef. 900; Middle English spewen to vomit, cast forth foul language, Old English spīwan to vomit; cognate with German speien, Old Norse spȳja, Gothic speiwan, Latin spuere
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: spew /spjuː/ vb - to eject (the contents of the stomach) involuntarily through the mouth; vomit
- to spit (spittle, phlegm, etc) out of the mouth
- (usually followed by out) to send or be sent out in a stream: flames spewed out
n - something ejected from the mouth
Also (archaic): spue Etymology: Old English spīwan; related to Old Norse spӯja, Gothic speiwan, Old High German spīwan, Latin spuere, Lithuanian spiautiˈspewer n |