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spew
(spyo͞o)v. spewed, spew·ing, spews
v.tr.
1. To send out or force out in large amounts: a volcano that spewed molten lava; spewed invective at his opponent.
2. To vomit or otherwise cast out (matter) through the mouth.
v.intr.
1. To flow or gush forth: Water was spewing from the hydrant.
2. To vomit.
n.
Something spewed.
[Middle English spewen, from Old English spīwan.]
spew′er n.
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(spjuː)vb
1. (Physiology) to eject (the contents of the stomach) involuntarily through the mouth; vomit
2. (Physiology) to spit (spittle, phlegm, etc) out of the mouth
3. (usually foll by out) to send or be sent out in a stream: flames spewed out.
n
Also (archaic): spue something ejected from the mouth
[Old English spīwan; related to Old Norse spӯja, Gothic speiwan, Old High German spīwan, Latin spuere, Lithuanian spiauti]
ˈspewer n
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(spyu)v.i.
1. to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth; vomit.
2. to gush or pour out.
v.t. 3. to eject from the stomach through the mouth; vomit.
4. to pour out or hurl forth violently.
n. 5. something that is spewed; vomit.
Sometimes, spue. [before 900; Middle English; Old English spīwan, c. Old Frisian spīwa, Old Saxon, Old High German spīwan, Old Norse spȳja, Gothic speiwan]
spew′er, n.
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spew
- First meant "vomit."See also related terms for vomit.
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Past participle: spewed
Gerund: spewing
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| Verb | 1. | spew - expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer" cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit up, spit out - discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth |
| 2. | spew - 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" | |
| 3. |  spew - 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" |
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spew
verb
1. shed, discharge, send out, issue, throw out, eject, diffuse, emanate, exude, cast out An oil tanker spewed its cargo into the sea.
2. vomit, throw up (informal), puke (slang), chuck (Austral. & N.Z. informal), spit out, regurgitate, disgorge, barf (U.S. slang), chunder (slang, chiefly Austral.), belch forth, upchuck (U.S. slang), do a technicolour yawn (slang), toss your cookies (U.S. slang) Let's get out of his way before he starts spewing.
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spew
[spjuː]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
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[ˈspjuː] vt
[+ smoke, oil, flames, gas, lava] → cracher
vi
(= belch out) [smoke, lava]
Dense smoke spewed from the factories → Les usines crachaient une épaisse fumée.
Dense smoke spewed from the factories → Les usines crachaient une épaisse fumée.
vt sep [+ dinner, food] → dégueuler
vi (= vomit) → dégueuler
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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vi
vt
(fig: also spew out) flames → spucken, speien; lava → auswerfen, spucken; waste water etc → ablassen; the popular press spews (out) lies → die Boulevardpresse überschüttet ihre Leser mit Lügen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
spew
[spjuː]2. vi
a. (subj, smoke, pollution) → fuoriuscire
b. (also to spew up) (fam) (vomit) → rigettare
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