spue

/spju:/
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spue

The baby spues up a little milk after feeding.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To vomit, to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth: The act of forcefully expelling what is in one's stomach.
    • To expel or eject (saliva, phlegm, or sputum) from the mouth: The act of spitting out liquid or matter from the mouth.
Usage
  • Spue is a less common, chiefly literary or archaic variant of the verb spew. It is used in the same contexts but is rare in modern everyday English.
  • It can be used both transitively (with a direct object) and intransitively (without a direct object).
Examples
  • Intransitive use (vomit):
    • The sight was so disgusting it made him want to spue.
    • He drank the foul potion and began to spue violently.
  • Transitive use (expel from mouth):
    • The angry man spued insults at the crowd. (Figurative, meaning to utter hateful words copiously).
    • The dragon could spue fire from its jaws. (Figurative/archaic).
Advanced Usage
  • "to spue forth/out": To eject or emit something in a copious stream.
    • The volcano spued forth ash and lava.
    • The broken pipe spued out dirty water.
Variants and Related Words
  • Spew (verb): The standard modern form of "spue," with identical meanings.
    • The factory spews toxic waste into the river.
  • Spew (noun): Something that is spewed.
  • Vomit (verb/noun): The most common modern synonym for ejecting stomach contents.
  • Regurgitate (verb): A more formal term for bringing swallowed food back into the mouth.
  • Disgorge (verb): To eject or pour out contents.
Synonyms
  • Vomit
  • Puke (informal)
  • Throw up (informal)
  • Regurgitate
  • Eject
  • Eruct (for vomiting, formal/rare)
  • Spit (for ejecting from the mouth)
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Spew out/forth: (See "Advanced Usage" above). This is the common phrasal verb form for "spew/spue."
    • The chimney was spewing out black smoke.
Related Idioms
  • None directly associated with the rare form "spue." Common idioms use "spew," such as "spew venom" (to express intense hatred or malice in words).
spue

The baby spues up a little milk after feeding.

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. expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
    • The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer

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