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throw up

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw upverb

    eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

    "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"

Wiktionary

  1. throw upnoun

    Vomit.

  2. throw upverb

    To vomit.

  3. throw upverb

    To produce something new or unexpected.

  4. throw upverb

    To cause something such as dust or water to rise into the air.

  5. throw upverb

    To erect, particularly hastily.

  6. throw upverb

    To give up, abandon (something).

  7. throw upverb

    To display a gang sign using the hands

Wikipedia

  1. throw up

    Vomiting (also known as emesis and throwing up) is the involuntary, forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stomach through the mouth and sometimes the nose.Vomiting can be the result of ailments like food poisoning, gastroenteritis, pregnancy, motion sickness, or hangover; or it can be an after effect of diseases such as brain tumors, elevated intracranial pressure, or overexposure to ionizing radiation. The feeling that one is about to vomit is called nausea; it often precedes, but does not always lead to vomiting. Impairment due to alcohol or anesthesia can cause inhalation of vomit, leading to suffocation. In severe cases, where dehydration develops, intravenous fluid may be required. Antiemetics are sometimes necessary to suppress nausea and vomiting. Self-induced vomiting can be a component of an eating disorder such as bulimia, and is itself now classified as an eating disorder on its own, purging disorder.

ChatGPT

  1. throw up

    To throw up generally refers to the act of regurgitating or vomiting—the forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stomach through the mouth and sometimes the nose. It can also mean proposing or suggesting a name, idea, etc. for consideration in a casual or sudden way. In a different context, such as in a sport like basketball, to "throw up" can mean to shoot a ball towards the goal.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of throw up in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of throw up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of throw up in a Sentence

  1. Maribeth Witzel-Behl:

    There was one location where we ended up having to set up a tent in a park. And that was our only option. That was our Plan B for everything. We'll just find a park where we can throw up a tent.

  2. Eric George:

    Michael Avenatti thought Michael Avenatti could gum up the works and file something last minute and the state court would throw up Michael Avenatti hands. The trial judge saw through it and ruled on the merits of our motion.

  3. Jennifer Andresen:

    I had to pull over. My pulse was racing. I was so nauseous I thought I would throw up, my mother and grandmother were like,' What is wrong with you ?'.

  4. Michelle Obama:

    But, graduates, today, I want to be very clear that those feelings are not an excuse to just throw up our hands and give up.

  5. Bobby Elesky:

    There were times when the air quality was so bad that you would just drop to your knees and throw up, we made jokes at the time because we had no idea how serious it was.’ But Elesky says he found out when he returned home in 2005 and was told during a checkup that he had nearly 20 parasites in his body. More than a decade after his return, Elskey has suffered from myriad health issues, including plasmacytoma -- a condition where rare tumors attack soft tissue in the nasal cavity or bone marrow. He is grateful for the treatment he has received from the VA, but said the bureaucracy was difficult to deal with. Elesky said he was initially denied enrollment into the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs’ Burn Pit Registry -- which was created to research and examine the potential threats from burn pit exposure.


Translations for throw up

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  • dejar, parar, lanzar, abandonar, levantar, construir rápidamente y mal, echar barrioSpanish
  • оставить, бросить, отказатьсяRussian
  • 嘔吐Chinese

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