Definition: an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
Usage: a bad case of the heaves
Similar words: spasm
Definition: (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)
Synonyms: upchuck, vomit, vomit up, retch, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, cast, cat, chuck, sick, spew, spue, throw up, barf, be sick, disgorge, honk
Definition: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Usage: After drinking too much, the students vomited; He purged continuously; The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
Similar words: pass, egest, excrete, eliminate
Definition: eliminate from the body
Usage: Pass a kidney stone