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1. an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting (noun.act)

hypernym	:	spasm,
definition	:	(pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel) (noun.act)

2. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth (verb.body)

hypernym	:	egest, eliminate, excrete, pass,
definition	:	eliminate from the body (verb.body)

3. an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting (noun.act)

derivation	:	barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up,
definition	:	eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth (verb.body)

derivation	:	gag, heave, retch,
definition	:	make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit (verb.body)

4. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth (verb.body)

antonym	:	keep down,
definition	:	manage not to throw up (verb.body)

derivation	:	disgorgement, emesis, puking, regurgitation, vomit, vomiting,
definition	:	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth (noun.act)

derivation	:	heave, retch,
definition	:	an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting (noun.act)

derivation	:	emetic, nauseant, vomit, vomitive,
definition	:	a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	sick,
definition	:	people who are sick (noun.group)

derivation	:	spewer, vomiter,
definition	:	a person who vomits (noun.person)

derivation	:	barf, puke, vomit, vomitus,
definition	:	the matter ejected in vomiting (noun.substance)

5. make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit (verb.body)

derivation	:	heave, retch,
definition	:	an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting (noun.act)

6. an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting (noun.act)

derivation	:	barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up,
definition	:	eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth (verb.body)

derivation	:	gag, heave, retch,
definition	:	make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit (verb.body)

7. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth (verb.body)

antonym	:	keep down,
definition	:	manage not to throw up (verb.body)

derivation	:	disgorgement, emesis, puking, regurgitation, vomit, vomiting,
definition	:	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth (noun.act)

derivation	:	heave, retch,
definition	:	an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting (noun.act)

derivation	:	emetic, nauseant, vomit, vomitive,
definition	:	a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	sick,
definition	:	people who are sick (noun.group)

derivation	:	spewer, vomiter,
definition	:	a person who vomits (noun.person)

derivation	:	barf, puke, vomit, vomitus,
definition	:	the matter ejected in vomiting (noun.substance)

8. make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit (verb.body)

derivation	:	heave, retch,
definition	:	an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting (noun.act)