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Vomit \Vom"it\, n. [L. vomitus, from vomere, vomitum, to vomit;
akin to Gr. ?, Skr. vam, Lith. vemiti. Cf. {Emetic},
{Vomito}.]
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1. Matter that is vomited; esp., matter ejected from the
stomach through the mouth.
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Like vomit from his yawning entrails poured.
--Sandys.
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2. (Med.) That which excites vomiting; an emetic.
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He gives your Hollander a vomit. --Shak.
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{Black vomit}. (Med.) See in the Vocabulary.

{Vomit nut}, nux vomica.
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Vomit \Vom"it\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Vomited}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Vomiting}.] [Cf. L. vomere, vomitum, and v. freq. vomitare.
See {Vomit}, n.]
To eject the contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke;
to spew.
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Vomit \Vom"it\, v. t.
1. To throw up; to eject from the stomach through the mouth;
to disgorge; to puke; to spew out; -- often followed by up
or out.
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The fish . . . vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
--Jonah ii.
10.
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2. Hence, to eject from any hollow place; to belch forth; to
emit; to throw forth; as, volcanoes vomit flame, stones,
etc.
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Like the sons of Vulcan, vomit smoke. --Milton.
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