A Topical Dictionary: Search for spew

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Spew \Spew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spewed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Spewing.] [OE. spewen, speowen, AS. sp[imac]wan;n to D.
spuwen to spit. OS & OHG. sp[imac]wan, G. speien, Icel. sp?ja
to spew, Sw. spy, Dan. spye, Goth. spiewan, th. spjauti, L.
spuere to split, Gr. ???, Skr. shtiv, shth[imac]v. Cf.
Pyke, Spit.] [Written also spue.]
1. To eject from the stomach; to vomit.
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2. To cast forth with abhorrence or disgust; to eject.
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Because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold,
I will spew thee out of my mouth. --Rev. ii. 16.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Spew \Spew\, v. i.
1. To vomit. --Chaucer.
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2. To eject seed, as wet land swollen with frost.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Spew \Spew\, n.
That which is vomited; vomit.
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WordNet spew
v 1: expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth;
"The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
[syn: spit, ptyalize, ptyalise, spue]
2: eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical;
"the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; "The
editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the
Presidential candidate" [syn: spew out, eruct]
3: 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" [syn: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast,
sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch,
puke, barf, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate,
throw up] [ant: keep down]

Moby Dictionary
barf , be seasick , be sick , belch , blow open , blow out , break out ,
bring up , burst , burst forth , burst out , cascade , cast forth ,
chuck up , debouch , debouchment , decant , discharge , disembogue ,
disgorge , disgorgement , dissiliency , drain , drain out , dribble ,
drivel , drool , egest , egesta , egestion , ejaculate , eject , emit ,
empty , eruct , eructation , erupt , eruption , exhaust , expectorate ,
expel , extravasate , feed the fish , find vent , flare-up , flood ,
flow , flow out , flush , font , fount , fountain , gag , gagging , geyser ,
gush , gush out , hawk , heave , heave the gorge , heaves , heaving ,
hurl forth , irrupt , jet , keck , nausea , outbreak , outburst , outflow ,
outpour , play , pour , pour forth , pour out , puke , rapids ,
regurgitate , regurgitation , reject , retch , run out , rush , salivate ,
send forth , send out , sick up , slabber , slaver , slobber ,
sluice out , spate , spew out , spit , spout , spout out , spouter ,
spray , spritz , spurt , spurtle , squirt , surge , throw out , throw up ,
torrent , upchuck , volcan , vomit , vomit forth , vomit out , vomiting ,
vomition , well , well out