spew

Meanings

• Verb

  To expel or eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.

  - "After eating spoiled food, she had to spew her dinner."
  - "The baby spewed milk all over his clothes."
  - "He spewed venom at his enemies."

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Pronunciation

1. /spjuː/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with spew
mew , brew , clue , new

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Variants

List of all variants of spew that leads to same result
spew , spewed , spewer , spewers , spewing , spews

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Etymology

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Old English spwan 'to blow, breathe out, spout, vomit'. Related to spout and blow.

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Trivia

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1. The longest recorded spew was by a man named Norman Green, who vomited for 8 hours and 15 minutes.

2. The word spew is also used in the context of computer programming to describe the output of a program or system when it encounters an error.

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Related Concepts

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1. vomit: The act or an instance of spewing is called vomiting. Vomit is the material expelled from the stomach through the mouth.

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Culture

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In literature and art, spewing can represent anger, disgust, or revulsion. For example, in Shakespeare's Macbeth, Lady Macbeth 'spews' her guilt after committing regicide.

How to Memorize "spew"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of spewing: imagine someone forcefully expelling the contents of their stomach through their mouth.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word spew with the sound of someone retching or heaving to help remember its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Spew, Spit, and Splatter' to remember the definition: Spew is to expel the contents of the stomach, Spit is to eject saliva from the mouth, and Splatter is the result of either action.

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