Vom"it (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Vomited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Vomiting.] [Cf. L. vomere, vomitum, and v. freq.
vomitare. See Vomit, n.] To eject the
contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke; to spew.
Vom"it, v. t. 1. To
throw up; to eject from the stomach through the mouth; to disgorge; to
puke; to spew out; -- often followed by up or out.
The fish . . . vomited out Jonah upon the dry
land.
Jonah ii. 10.
2. Hence, to eject from any hollow place; to belch
forth; to emit; to throw forth; as, volcanoes vomit flame, stones,
etc.
Like the sons of Vulcan, vomit smoke.
Milton.
Vom"it, n. [L. vomitus, from
vomere, vomitum, to vomit; akin to Gr. &?;, Skr. vam,
Lith. vemiti. Cf. Emetic, Vomito.]
1. Matter that is vomited; esp., matter ejected
from the stomach through the mouth.
Like vomit from his yawning entrails
poured.
Sandys.
2. (Med.) That which excites vomiting; an
emetic.
He gives your Hollander a vomit.
Shak.
Black vomit. (Med.) See in the
Vocabulary. -- Vomit nut, nux vomica.
Vom"it (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Vomited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Vomiting.] [Cf. L. vomere, vomitum, and v. freq.
vomitare. See Vomit, n.] To eject the
contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke; to spew.
Vom"it, v. t. 1. To
throw up; to eject from the stomach through the mouth; to disgorge; to
puke; to spew out; -- often followed by up or out.
The fish . . . vomited out Jonah upon the dry
land.
Jonah ii. 10.
2. Hence, to eject from any hollow place; to belch
forth; to emit; to throw forth; as, volcanoes vomit flame, stones,
etc.
Like the sons of Vulcan, vomit smoke.
Milton.
Vom"it, n. [L. vomitus, from
vomere, vomitum, to vomit; akin to Gr. &?;, Skr. vam,
Lith. vemiti. Cf. Emetic, Vomito.]
1. Matter that is vomited; esp., matter ejected
from the stomach through the mouth.
Like vomit from his yawning entrails
poured.
Sandys.
2. (Med.) That which excites vomiting; an
emetic.
He gives your Hollander a vomit.
Shak.
Black vomit. (Med.) See in the
Vocabulary. -- Vomit nut, nux vomica.
