From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Spew \Spew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spewed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Spewing}.] [OE. spewen, speowen, AS. sp[imac]wan;n to D.
spuwen to spit. OS & OHG. sp[imac]wan, G. speien, Icel. sp?ja
to spew, Sw. spy, Dan. spye, Goth. spiewan, th. spjauti, L.
spuere to split, Gr. ???, Skr. shtiv, shth[imac]v. Cf.
{Pyke}, {Spit}.] [Written also {spue}.]
1. To eject from the stomach; to vomit.
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2. To cast forth with abhorrence or disgust; to eject.
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Because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold,
I will spew thee out of my mouth. --Rev. ii. 16.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Spew \Spew\, v. i.
1. To vomit. --Chaucer.
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2. To eject seed, as wet land swollen with frost.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Spew \Spew\, n.
That which is vomited; vomit.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spew
v 1: expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth;
"The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
[syn: {spit}, {ptyalize}, {ptyalise}, {spew}, {spue}]
2: eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical;
"the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; "The editors
of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential
candidate" [syn: {spew}, {spew out}, {eruct}]
3: 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" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge}, {cast},
{sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {retch},
{puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {honk},
{regurgitate}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]
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