spew
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old English spīwan, from Proto-Germanic *spīwaną; cognate to the German speien (“to spew, spit, vomit”). Cognate with Albanian shpif (“to disgust, slander”).
Pronunciation [edit]
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- Rhymes: -uː
Verb [edit]
spew (third-person singular simple present spews, present participle spewing, simple past and past participle spewed)
- to eject forcibly and in a stream
- (slang) to vomit
- (slang) to ejaculate
- (slang) to laugh unexpectedly while drinking, causing drink to exit the nose
- To eject seed, as wet land swollen with frost.
Translations [edit]
to eject forcibly and in a stream
to vomit
Related terms [edit]
Noun [edit]
spew (plural spews)
Translations [edit]
vomit — see vomit
ejaculate — see ejaculate
