RETCH
heave, retch
(noun) an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; “a bad case of the heaves”
vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up
(verb) eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; “After drinking too much, the students vomited”; “He purged continuously”; “The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night”
gag, heave, retch
(verb) make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
retch (third-person singular simple present retches, present participle retching, simple past and past participle retched)
To make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.
Noun
retch (plural retches)
An unsuccessful effort to vomit.
Etymology 2
Verb
retch (third-person singular simple present retches, present participle retching, simple past and past participle retched)
(ambitransitive, obsolete) To reck
Etymology 3
Verb
retch (third-person singular simple present retches, present participle retching, simple past and past participle (obsolete) raught or retched)
(dialectal) to reach
Anagrams
• chert
Source: Wiktionary
Retch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Retched; p. pr. & vb. n. Retching.] Etym: [AS. hr to clear the throat, hawk, fr. hraca throat; akin to G. rachen, and perhaps to E. rack neck.]
Definition: To make an effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting. [Written also reach.] Beloved Julia, hear me still beseeching! (Here he grew inarticulate with retching.) Byron.
Retch, v. t. & i. Etym: [See Reck.]
Definition: To care for; to heed; to reck. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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