haut-le-cœur — meaning in English

English meaning

• gag noun Something placed in or over the mouth to prevent someone from speaking or crying out.
• retch verb To make or experience an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain or spasm, as if to vomit; to gag or nearly vomit.

Senses

haut-le-cœur is used for these senses in English:

• gag A convulsion of the upper digestive tract.
• retch An unsuccessful effort to vomit.

gag — full definition

1. noun Something placed in or over the mouth to prevent someone from speaking or crying out.
2. noun A joke, prank, or funny bit written for comic effect.
3. noun A rule or order that prevents public discussion of something.
4. verb To retch or feel the urge to vomit.
5. verb To prevent someone from speaking, literally or figuratively.

retch — full definition

1. verb To make or experience an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain or spasm, as if to vomit; to gag or nearly vomit.
2. verb To vomit; to make or experience a successful effort to vomit.

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