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Spew v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spewed p. pr. & vb. n. Spewing.] [Written also spue.]
1. To eject from the stomach; to vomit.
2. To cast forth with abhorrence or disgust; to eject.
Because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spew thee out of my mouth. --Rev. ii. 16.
spue
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, spew]
2: 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, spew, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate,
throw up] [ant: keep down]