See Also: Vomit(medicine)
vomit(1)(dictionary)
vomit(2)(dictionary)
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vomit 1, verb(dictionary)
vomit 2, noun(dictionary)
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vomit(1) (iou)



vomit noun. LME.
[Old French vomite or Latin vomitus, from vomere VOMIT verb.]
The action of vomiting or being sick; an instance of this. LME.
Matter ejected from the stomach by vomiting. LME.
black vomit: see BLACK adjective.
b. transf. Substance cast out by discharge or eruption. E17.
An emetic. arch. LME.
A person or thing of a loathsome or disgusting character. contempt. E17.
The hood or cover of a vomiting boiler. Now rare. L19.
Phrases: return to one's vomit [in allus. to Proverbs 26:11] revert to one's bad old ways.
Comb.: vomit bag = sick-bag s.v. SICK adjective.