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retch
to make efforts to vomit
Not to be confused with:
wretch – an unfortunate or unhappy person
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retch
(rĕch)v. retched, retch·ing, retch·es
v.intr.
To try to vomit.
v.tr.
To vomit.
[Alteration of Middle English rechen, from Old English hrǣcan, to clear the throat, spit, bring up (phlegm).]
retch n.
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retch
(rɛtʃ; riːtʃ)vb
1. (Physiology) (intr) to undergo an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; heave
2. (Physiology) to vomit
n
(Physiology) an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
[Old English hrǣcan; related to Old Norse hrǣkja to spit]
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retch
(rɛtʃ)v.i.
to make efforts to vomit.
[1540–50; variant of reach, Old English hrǣcan to clear the throat (not recorded in Middle English), derivative of hrāca a clearing of the throat; compare Old Norse hrǣkja to hawk, spit]
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retch
, wretch - Retch is the verb to vomit or gag; wretch is a noun for a pitiable person.See also related terms for vomit.
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retch
Past participle: retched
Gerund: retching
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| Noun | 1. | retch - an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves" spasm - (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel) |
| Verb | 1. |  retch - 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" |
| 2. | retch - make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit |
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retch
verb gag, be sick, vomit, regurgitate, chuck (Austral. & N.Z. informal), throw up (informal), spew, heave, puke (slang), disgorge, barf (U.S. slang), chunder (slang, chiefly Austral.), upchuck (U.S. slang), do a technicolour yawn (slang), toss your cookies (U.S. slang) The smell made me retch.
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
retch
[ˈrɛtʃ] vi → avoir des haut-le-cœurCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
retch
n. arcada, basca, contracciones abdominales espasmódicas que preceden al vómito.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
retch
vi tener arcadas (form), vomitar sin nada que expulsarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.