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 vom·it /ˈvɑmət/
 (vt.)吐出,嘔吐(vi.)嘔吐嘔吐,嘔吐物,催吐劑

 vom·it /ˈvɑmət/ 名詞
 嘔吐,嘔吐物,催吐藥,嘔吐劑

 Vom·it v. i. [imp. & p. p. Vomited; p. pr. & vb. n. Vomiting.]  To eject the contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke; to spew.

 Vom·it, v. t.
 1. To throw up; to eject from the stomach through the mouth; to disgorge; to puke; to spew out; -- often followed by up or out.
    The fish . . . vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.   --Jonah ii. 10.
 2. Hence, to eject from any hollow place; to belch forth; to emit; to throw forth; as, volcanoes vomit flame, stones, etc.
    Like the sons of Vulcan, vomit smoke.   --Milton.

 Vom·it, n.
 1. Matter that is vomited; esp., matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth.
    Like vomit from his yawning entrails poured.   --Sandys.
 2. Med. That which excites vomiting; an emetic.
    He gives your Hollander a vomit.   --Shak.
 Black vomit. Med. See in the Vocabulary.
 Vomit nut, nux vomica.
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 vomit
      n 1: the matter ejected in vomiting [syn: vomitus, puke]
      2: a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting [syn: emetic,
         vomitive, nauseant]
      3: the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach
         through the mouth [syn: vomiting, emesis, regurgitation,
          disgorgement, puking]
      v : eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After
          drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged
          continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave
          him last night" [syn: vomit up, purge, cast, sick,
           cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke,
           barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate,
           throw up] [ant: keep down]