Definition

1. Noun:
   • The reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth: The involuntary, forceful expulsion of stomach contents via the esophagus and mouth. It is a symptom, not a disease, often caused by illness, poisoning, or other physical disturbances.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • Severe nausea and vomiting are common side effects of that medication.
  • The patient was admitted to the hospital due to persistent vomiting and dehydration.
  • Food poisoning often results in episodes of vomiting.

Advanced Usage

• Projectile vomiting: A particularly forceful type of vomiting where stomach contents are ejected with great power and distance.
  • Projectile vomiting in infants can be a sign of a serious condition.
• Psychogenic vomiting: Vomiting that has a psychological, rather than physical, cause.
  • The anxiety disorder was linked to episodes of psychogenic vomiting.

Variants and Related Words

• Vomit (verb): To eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.
  • The child vomited after eating the spoiled food.
• Vomit (noun): The matter ejected from the stomach during vomiting.
  • Clean up the vomit carefully to avoid spreading germs.
• Emesis (noun): The formal or medical term for vomiting.
  • The doctor's notes indicated "episodes of emesis."

Synonyms

• Regurgitation: The act of bringing swallowed food back into the mouth. (Can be less forceful than vomiting).
• Puking (informal): A casual term for vomiting.
• Throwing up (informal): A common phrase for vomiting.
• Nausea and vomiting: A frequent paired phrase describing the feeling of sickness and its physical result.

Related Phrasal Verbs / Phrases

• To throw up: To vomit.
  • He felt dizzy and had to throw up.
• To be sick: (British English) To vomit.
  • The child has been sick twice this morning.
• To bring up: To vomit.
  • The dog brought up its dinner on the carpet.

Related Idioms

• To cry until one makes oneself sick: To cry so violently that it induces vomiting.
  • The toddler cried until he made himself sick.
• To be sick as a dog: To be very ill, often involving vomiting.
  • After the seafood, I was sick as a dog all night.

Noun

1. the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth