erbrechen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- purge verb To rid something of unwanted elements; to cleanse or clear out completely.
- regurgitate verb To throw up or vomit; to eject what has previously been swallowed.
- spew verb To eject or gush out forcefully in a stream.
- vomit verb To bring up the contents of the stomach through the mouth.
Senses
erbrechen is used for these senses in English:
- purge (transitive, intransitive, medicine) To evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.
- regurgitate Something regurgitated; regurgitated matter.
- spew (intransitive, informal) To vomit.
- vomit (intransitive) To regurgitate or eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; puke.
purge — full definition
- verb To rid something of unwanted elements; to cleanse or clear out completely.
- verb To forcibly remove people, especially from a political organization.
- noun An act of forcibly removing people or unwanted elements.
regurgitate — full definition
- verb To throw up or vomit; to eject what has previously been swallowed.
- verb To cough up from the gut to feed its young, as an animal or bird does.
- verb To repeat (information) verbatim or by rote, typically after learning it without actual comprehension.
- verb To be thrown or poured back; to rush or surge back.