Definition

1. Verb:
   • To eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; to vomit. This is the primary meaning, describing the forceful expulsion of stomach contents.
   • To cause or allow a substance to flow out or be poured out. This meaning describes the act of discharging or emptying the contents of something, often in a large, uncontrolled, or continuous stream.

Usage and Examples

• Verb (to vomit):

  • The patient began to disgorge the medicine almost immediately after swallowing it.
  • The sight was so revolting it made him feel like he would disgorge his lunch.

• Verb (to pour out):

  • The volcano disgorged a river of molten lava down its slopes.
  • The factory was fined for illegally disgorging chemical waste into the river.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use (to yield or release something, often unwillingly or in large quantities):

  • The archives finally disgorged documents that had been secret for decades.
  • During the sale, the store disgorged crowds of eager shoppers every morning.

• In a legal or financial context (to surrender illicit gains):

  • The court ordered the corrupt official to disgorge all profits obtained through fraud.

Variants and Related Words

• Disgorgement (noun): The act of disgorging.
  • The disgorgement of the stolen funds took several years to complete.

Synonyms

• For "to vomit": Vomit, regurgitate, throw up, spew, retch.
• For "to pour out": Emit, discharge, eject, expel, spew, spill.

Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

(Note: "Disgorge" itself is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meanings are typically expressed directly.)

Related Idioms

• "Disgorge itself": Often used for rivers or crowds emptying into a larger space.
  • The narrow canyon disgorges itself into a wide, peaceful valley.

Verb

1. 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
2. cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over
   • spill the beans all over the table