Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To try to vomit.
- intransitive verb To vomit.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To reach.
- To make efforts to vomit.
- Same as
reck .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb obsolete To care for; to heed; to reck.
- intransitive verb To make an effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To make an unsuccessful effort to
vomit ; tostrain , as in vomiting.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
- noun an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
- verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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She began to retch, retch again ... retch ... then let out a long stream of perfectly tuned dogfart.
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You are such a racist pile of dogshit you make me want to retch
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I don't mind features about top of the line gear, but if I read another piece about an "inexpensive" pair of $1,500 binoculars or an "inexpensive" $1,000 scope, I may retch.
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I wish he were here so I could retch all over his shoes.
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I don't mind features about top of the line gear, but if I read another piece about an "inexpensive" pair of $1,500 binoculars or an "inexpensive" $1,000 scope, I may retch.
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As he drank from me, my skin crawled and I resisted the urge to retch, the sickness and corruption inside him feeling as if it were seeping under my skin.
My Fair Succubi Jill Myles 2011
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His carry-on held 18 medications, his feeding device, a blue towel in case he needed to retch and a snack — a container of his supplemental formula.
Kids of Courage takes ill youths on cross-country adventure 2011
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I retch over the sink, spit, and hand the brush over to Bob.
Left Neglected Lisa Genova 2011
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Wins but No Rings Here are the teams that have had the best record over a 10-year st retch in their respective leagues without winning a championship.
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She tried to retch, but she felt the carrot lodge even more firmly in her throat.
Choker Elizabeth Woods 2011
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