English · Word Candidate

vomit

/ˈvɒmɪt/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: vomits · vomited

Sense 1

Meaning · English

To regurgitate or eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; puke.

Verb

Examples

The fish […] vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

To regurgitate and discharge (something swallowed); to spew.

Verb

Examples

It is the illicit Christmas pudding an incorrigible servant cooks for the little boy one Christmas Day that sparks Oscar's first crisis of belief, for his father, opposed to Christmas pudding on theological grounds, makes the child vomit his helping.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Meaning · English

The regurgitated former contents of a stomach; vomitus.

Noun

Examples

For all tables are full of vomite and filthinesse, so that there is no place cleane.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Meaning · English

The act of regurgitating.

Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “vomit” mean?

To regurgitate or eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; puke.

Is “vomit” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.