verb
- Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth.
- usage: "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
- Eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical.
- usage: "the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; "The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate"
- Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.
- usage: "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
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