[syn: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Regurgitate \Re*gur"gi*tate\ (r?*g?r"j?*t?t), v. t. [LL.
regurgitare, regurgitatum; L. pref. re- re- + gurges, -itis,
a gulf. Cf. Regorge.]
To throw or pour back, as from a deep or hollow place; to
pour or throw back in great quantity.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Regurgitate \Re*gur"gi*tate\, v. i.
To be thrown or poured back; to rush or surge back.
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The food may regurgitatem the stomach into the
esophagus and mouth. --Quain.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
regurgitate
v 1: pour or rush back; "The blood regurgitates into the heart
ventricle"
2: feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed
food; "many birds feed their young by regurgitating what they
have swallowed and carried to the nest"
3: repeat after memorization; "For the exam, you must be able to
regurgitate the information" [syn: regurgitate,
reproduce]
4: 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, vomit up, purge, cast,
sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch,
puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk,
regurgitate, throw up] [ant: keep down]