Meaning of "vomit" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VOMIT

From Latin vomitāre to vomit repeatedly, from vomere to vomit.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF VOMIT

vomit  [ˈvɒmɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VOMIT

Vomit is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb vomit in English.

WHAT DOES VOMIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Vomiting

Vomiting is the involuntary, forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stomach through the mouth and sometimes the nose. Vomiting can be caused by a wide variety of conditions; it may present as a specific response to ailments like gastritis or poisoning, or as a non-specific sequela of disorders ranging from brain tumors and elevated intracranial pressure to overexposure to ionizing radiation. The feeling that one is about to vomit is called nausea, which often precedes, but does not always lead to, vomiting. Antiemetics are sometimes necessary to suppress nausea and vomiting. In severe cases, where dehydration develops, intravenous fluid may be required. Vomiting is different from regurgitation, although the two terms are often used interchangeably. Regurgitation is the return of undigested food back up the esophagus to the mouth, without the force and displeasure associated with vomiting. The causes of vomiting and regurgitation are generally different.

Definition of vomit in the English dictionary

The first definition of vomit in the dictionary is to eject through the mouth as the result of involuntary muscular spasms of the stomach and oesophagus. Other definition of vomit is to eject or be ejected forcefully; spew forth. Vomit is also the matter ejected in vomiting.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO VOMIT

PRESENT

Present

I vomit

you vomit

he/she/it vomits

we vomit

you vomit

they vomit

Present continuous

I am vomiting

you are vomiting

he/she/it is vomiting

we are vomiting

you are vomiting

they are vomiting

Present perfect

I have vomited

you have vomited

he/she/it has vomited

we have vomited

you have vomited

they have vomited

Present perfect continuous

I have been vomiting

you have been vomiting

he/she/it has been vomiting

we have been vomiting

you have been vomiting

they have been vomiting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I vomited

you vomited

he/she/it vomited

we vomited

you vomited

they vomited

Past continuous

I was vomiting

you were vomiting

he/she/it was vomiting

we were vomiting

you were vomiting

they were vomiting

Past perfect

I had vomited

you had vomited

he/she/it had vomited

we had vomited

you had vomited

they had vomited

Past perfect continuous

I had been vomiting

you had been vomiting

he/she/it had been vomiting

we had been vomiting

you had been vomiting

they had been vomiting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will vomit

you will vomit

he/she/it will vomit

we will vomit

you will vomit

they will vomit

Future continuous

I will be vomiting

you will be vomiting

he/she/it will be vomiting

we will be vomiting

you will be vomiting

they will be vomiting

Future perfect

I will have vomited

you will have vomited

he/she/it will have vomited

we will have vomited

you will have vomited

they will have vomited

Future perfect continuous

I will have been vomiting

you will have been vomiting

he/she/it will have been vomiting

we will have been vomiting

you will have been vomiting

they will have been vomiting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would vomit

you would vomit

he/she/it would vomit

we would vomit

you would vomit

they would vomit

Conditional continuous

I would be vomiting

you would be vomiting

he/she/it would be vomiting

we would be vomiting

you would be vomiting

they would be vomiting

Conditional perfect

I would have vomit

you would have vomit

he/she/it would have vomit

we would have vomit

you would have vomit

they would have vomit

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been vomiting

you would have been vomiting

he/she/it would have been vomiting

we would have been vomiting

you would have been vomiting

they would have been vomiting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you vomit
we let´s vomit
you vomit

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to vomit

Past participle

vomited

Present Participle

vomiting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «VOMIT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «vomit» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of vomit

barf · bring up · chuck · chunder · disgorge · eject · emit · heave · puke · regurgitate · retch · spew · throw up · upchuck

TRANSLATION OF VOMIT

Find out the translation of vomit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of vomit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vomit» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 呕吐
• Translator English - Spanish: vomitar
• English: vomit
• Translator English - Hindi: उल्टी
• Translator English - Arabic: يَتَقَيَّأُ
• Translator English - Russian: страдать рвотой
• Translator English - Portuguese: vomitar
• Translator English - Bengali: বমি
• Translator English - French: vomir
• Translator English - Malay: Muntah
• Translator English - German: übergeben (sich)
• Translator English - Japanese: 吐く
• Translator English - Korean: 토하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Muntahake
• Translator English - Vietnamese: nôn
• Translator English - Tamil: வாந்தி
• Translator English - Marathi: उलटी
• Translator English - Turkish: kusmak
• Translator English - Italian: vomitare
• Translator English - Polish: zwymiotować
• Translator English - Ukrainian: блювати
• Translator English - Romanian: a vomita
• Translator English - Greek: κάνω εμετό
• Translator English - Afrikaans: braak
• Translator English - Swedish: spy
• Translator English - Norwegian: spy

10 QUOTES WITH «VOMIT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word vomit.

1

Jonathan Ames

I don't like rides. I take everything in life quite literally, and so I genuinely feel terrified on rides and liable to vomit at any moment, and I hate to vomit even more than I fear rides.

2

Kate Beckinsale

Job-wise, I did have a moment of panic that I should have been a doctor a few years ago, but I hate when people vomit.

3

Neil Cross

The thematic bucket of vomit that I've been chained to since I was about 9 is the moral complexity of anti-heroism. I have always been interested in good people who do bad things for understandable reasons.

4

Johnny Depp

When kids hit one year old, it's like hanging out with a miniature drunk. You have to hold onto them. They bump into things. They laugh and cry. They urinate. They vomit.

5

Tove Jansson

Those damn Moomins. I don't want to hear about them any more. I could vomit on the Moomintrolls.

6

Enoch Powell

I do not keep a diary. Never have. To write a diary every day is like returning to one's own vomit.

7

Enoch Powell

To write a diary every day is like returning to one's own vomit.

8

Tom Sizemore

It was dog food. Beef livers with onions in a can. You open it up and it looks like vomit.

9

Scott Stossel

I don't want to be in a position that could make me vomit, like air travel. I've purloined airsick bags and stuffed them everywhere, just in case I ever feel the need to throw up. I haven't vomited since 1977, but I think about it all the time. I recognize that it's irrational, but I'd rather jump out of a window than vomit.

10

Meg Tilly

There we times when everybody in the house has the flu. You're cleaning up vomit and it's 2 in the morning, and you're wishing there was somebody else there to help you.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VOMIT»

Discover the use of vomit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vomit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Pukey Book of Vomit

"Describes what vomit consists of, how the human body manufactures vomit, and why vomit is gross"--Provided by publisher.

Connie Colwell Miller, 2009

Snot, Poop, Vomit, and More: The Yucky Body Book

"Explores 'yucky' things about the human body, including earwax, gas, bodily wastes, and more"--Provided by publisher.

Alvin Silverstein, Virginia B. Silverstein, Laura Silverstein Nunn, 2010

Farts, Vomit, and Other Functions That Help Your Body

"Describes the science behind body functions that keep people alive"--Provided by publisher.

Kristi Lew, 2010

The Vomit Factory (Life Is Fake: Death Is Good)

Written by the late-blooming, Generation X writer/philosopher (and stoner), AL Newport, this is a personality-explosion in the form of rants, conversations, dream accounts, poetry, lists, and stories.

Alexander T. Newport, 2005

Trace Evidence Analysis: More Cases in Forensic Microscopy ...

Although gastric fluid stains (vomit) are uncommon at crime scenes, they need to be evaluated for forensic significance. The examination of vomit may assist in criminal and civil investigations in several ways. As revolting as it may first appear, ...

Max M. Houck, 2003

Notes on the Examination of the Sputum, Vomit, Faeces and Urine

This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com).

Sidney Coupland, 2010

Disgusting Dave and the Bucketful of Vomit

Meet Dave.

Jim Eldridge, 2011

Skua Seabirds Eat Vomit!

Miriam Coleman. ISBN 978-1-4777-2882-6 Titles inThis Series Bass Eat Their Own Young! Flies Eat Poop! Leeches Eat Blood! Moths Drink Tears! Skua Seabirds Eat Vomit! Vultures Eat Rotting Corpses!

Miriam Coleman, 2013

New Manual; Or, Symptomen-codex

Nausea at stomach, with disposition to vomit, sensation as if the throat were full of phlegm, Acid, phos. 10. Disposition to vomit, without any particular loathing of any thing, Acid. □phos. 11. Disposition to vomit, ceasing after an eructation, Acid.

Gottlieb Heinrich Georg Jahr, Charles Julius Hempel, 1853

British and Foreign Medico-chirurgical Review: Or, Quarterly ...

I have now before me notes of four cases in private practice of what might be termed benign black vomit — those of Miss G., Miss S., a Portuguese woman, and a German baker. All these cases terminated in recovery. As yellow fever cases, ...

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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VOMIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vomit is used in the context of the following news items.

Medical examiner: Man who died in custody inhaled vomit

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The Spokane County Medical Examiner says a 37-year-old man who died while being booked into jail was high on methamphetamine ... «KOMO News, Aug 15»

Family forced to sit in vomit on United flight

“I was rather shocked that they didn't offer to at least come in and scrub it down because Lord knows what, ya know, what that vomit contained,” Shirley told ... «Fox News, Apr 15»

'We vomit' on Charlie's sudden friends: staff cartoonist

He added: "We vomit on all these people who suddenly say they are our friends." Commenting on the global outpouring of support for the weekly, Willem ... «Yahoo News, Jan 15»

Harry Styles Didn't Vomit On The Side Of The Road Because He …

Not sure what someone could do with Harry Styles' vomit…GROSS. [Image via WENN.] Tags: gross, hangover, harry styles, icky icky poo, incident, los angeles, ... «PerezHilton.com, Nov 14»

Steelers LB Lawrence Timmons caught vomiting on field before play

As Timmons jogged off the field he continued to vomit, grossing out the Monday night audience. Some fans even posted a Vine of Timmons getting sick, just in ... «New York Daily News, Oct 14»

Besotted One Direction fans create shrine to Harry Styles' vomit

Following the incident, super-fans quickly arrived at the vomit spot and put up a ... The One Direction heartthrob also vomited on stage in Pittsburgh in July last ... «Mirror.co.uk, Oct 14»

Boy Doused in Pepper Spray, Forced to Eat Vomit Before Allegedly …

Before 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez was allegedly beaten to death by his mother and her boyfriend, they doused him with pepper spray, forced him to eat his ... «KTLA, Aug 14»

$75 vomit fee approved for BC taxicabs

Anyone who vomits in a taxicab in B.C. could now be charged a $75 cleanup fee, along with the cost of the trip. The province's Passenger Transportation Board ... «CBC.ca, Jul 14»

Cameron Diaz Says Hooking Up With Drew Barrymore Would Make …

"Literally, I said, 'That makes me want to vomit in my mouth.' That's like saying I am having sex with my sister. Are you crazy? I wouldn't even ménage with her!," ... «TooFab.com, Jul 14»

Lady Gaga responds to vomit performance controversy: It 'was art in …

Lady Gaga has defended her choice to let so-called vomit artist Millie Brown 'throw up' on her during her South by Southwest Music Festival performance. «New York Daily News, Mar 14»