retch

Noun
  1. An involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting (synset 100227818)
    "a bad case of the heaves"
    is a type of: spasm - (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)
    same as: heave
Verb
  1. Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth (synset 200076153)
    "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
    is a type of: egest, eliminate, excrete, pass - eliminate from the body
    same as: barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up
  2. Make an unsuccessful effort to vomit;
    Strain to vomit (synset 200077211)
    same as: gag, heave

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