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Meaning of 'spew' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Spew [ n.]
- That which is vomited; vomit.
2 . Spew [ v. i.]
- To vomit.
- To eject seed, as wet land swollen with frost.
3 . Spew [ v. t.]
- To eject from the stomach; to vomit.
- To cast forth with abhorrence or disgust; to eject.

Meaning of 'spew' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . spew [ v]
Meaning (1):
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Example in sentence:
  • After drinking too much, the students vomited;
  • He purged continuously;
  • The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
Meaning (2):
- eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical
Example in sentence:
  • The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate;
  • the volcano spews out molten rocks every day
Meaning (3):
- expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
Example in sentence:
  • The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer

Nearby Words:

speak speakable speaker speakership speaking spear speared spearer spearfish spearhead

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