SPEWED

Verb

spewed

simple past tense and past participle of spew

Anagrams

• Depews

Source: Wiktionary


SPEW

Spew, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spewed; p. pr.& vb. n. Spewing.] Etym: [OE. spewen, speowen, AS. spiwan;n to D. spuwen to spit. OS & OHG. spiwan, G. speien, Icel. sp to spew, Sw. spy, Dan. spye, Goth. spiewan, th. spjauti, L. spuere to split, Gr. shtiv, shthiv. 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.

Spew, v. i.

1. To vomit. Chaucer.

2. To eject seed, as wet land swollen with frost.

Spew, n.

Definition: That which is vomited; vomit.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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