Hypertext Webster Gateway: "spew"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Spew \Spew\, n.
That which is vomited; vomit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Spew \Spew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spewed}; p. pr.& vb. n.
{Spewing}.] [OE. spewen, speowen, AS. sp[=i]wan;n to D.
spuwen to spit. OS & OHG. sp[=i]wan, G. speien, Icel. sp?ja
to spew, Sw. spy, Dan. spye, Goth. spiewan, th. spjauti, L.
spuere to split, Gr. ???, Skr. shtiv, shth[=i]v. Cf. {Pyke},
{Spit}.] [Written also {spue}.]
1. To eject from the stomach; to vomit.
2. To cast forth with abhorrence or disgust; to eject.
Because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold,
I will spew thee out of my mouth. --Rev. ii. 16.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Spew \Spew\, v. i.
1. To vomit. --Chaucer.
2. To eject seed, as wet land swollen with frost.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
spew
v 1: expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth;
"The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
[syn: {spit}, {ptyalize}, {spue}]
2: 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" [syn: {spew out}]
3: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After
drinking too much, the students vomited" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit
up}, {cast}, {sick}, {cat}, {regurgitate}, {be sick}, {disgorge},
{regorge}, {retch}, {puke}, {barf}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck},
{honk}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]
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