spew
VerbUS[spyoo]/spju/1 syllable
Open English WordNet
Verb (3)spewed, spewing
- expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth“The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer”Synonyms: spitptyalizeptyalisespueMore general expectorate, cough up
- eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical“the volcano spews out molten rocks every day”“The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate”Synonyms: spew outeructMore general exhaust, discharge
- 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”Synonyms: vomitvomit uppurgecastsickcatbe sickdisgorgeregorgeretchpukebarfspuechuckupchuckhonkregurgitatethrow upMore general excrete, egest
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Spew transitive verb [past tense & past participle Spewed; present participle & verbal noun Spewing.] [Written also spue.]
Origin: OE. spewen, speowen, AS. spīwan;n to D. spuwen to spit. OS & OHG. spīwan, G. speien, Icel. sp…ja to spew, Sw. spy, Dan. spye, Goth. spiewan, th. spjauti, L. spuere to split, Gr. …, Skr. shtiv, shthīv. Cf. Pyke, Spit.
1. To eject from the stomach; to vomit.
2. To cast forth with abhorrence or disgust; to eject.
Because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spew thee out of my mouth.— Rev. ii. 16.
Spew intransitive verb
1. To vomit. Geoffrey Chaucer
2. To eject seed, as wet land swollen with frost.
Spew noun
That which is vomited; vomit.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54