'Spew' definitions:

Definition of 'spew'

From: WordNet
verb
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, spue]
verb
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, spew out, eruct]
verb
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, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up] [ant: keep down]

Definition of 'Spew'

From: GCIDE
  • Spew \Spew\, v. i.
  • 1. To vomit. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To eject seed, as wet land swollen with frost. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Spew'

From: GCIDE
  • Spew \Spew\, n. That which is vomited; vomit. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Spew'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To cast forth with abhorrence or disgust; to eject. [1913 Webster]
  • Because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spew thee out of my mouth. --Rev. ii. 16. [1913 Webster]

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