- spew out
- phr verbSpew out is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑volcano
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spew out — verb eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical the volcano spews out molten rocks every day The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate • Syn: ↑spew, ↑eruct • Derivationally related forms:… … Useful english dictionary
spew — [spju:] v [: Old English; Origin: spiwan] 1.) [I always + adverb/ preposition,T] also spew out/forth to flow out of something quickly in large quantities, or to make something flow out in this way ▪ Factory chimneys spewed fumes out into the sky … Dictionary of contemporary English
spew´er — spew «spyoo», verb, noun. –v.t., v.i. to throw out; cast forth; vomit: »A crater crust which may crack and spew fire any day... (Charlotte Brontë). The encampment began to spew out men (H. G. Wells). –n. something that is spewed; vomit. Also,… … Useful english dictionary
spew — verb 1 also spew out/forth (intransitive always + adv/ prep, transitive) to flow out of something in large quantities, or to make something flow out in this way (+ from/into/over): Lava spewed from the volcano. | spew sth (out): The burst pipe… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spew — Synonyms and related words: barf, be seasick, be sick, belch, blow open, blow out, break out, bring up, burst, burst forth, burst out, cascade, cast forth, chuck up, debouch, debouchment, decant, discharge, disembogue, disgorge, disgorgement,… … Moby Thesaurus
Spew — Spew, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spewed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spewing}.] [OE. spewen, speowen, AS. sp[=i]wan;n to D. spuwen to spit. OS & OHG. sp[=i]wan, G. speien, Icel. sp?ja to spew, Sw. spy, Dan. spye, Goth. spiewan, th. spjauti, L. spuere to split,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spew — [ spju ] verb intransitive or transitive to flow out or make something flow out with a lot of force: cars spewing black exhaust fumes … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spew — [v] spit out belch, bring up, cascade, disgorge, eject, eruct, erupt, expel, flood, gush, heave, irrupt, puke*, regurgitate, scatter, spit, spit up, spread, spritz, throw up, urp*, vomit; concepts 179,308 … New thesaurus
spew — UK [spjuː] / US [spju] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms spew : present tense I/you/we/they spew he/she/it spews present participle spewing past tense spewed past participle spewed 1) to flow out with a lot of force, or to make something… … English dictionary
spew — [[t]spyu[/t]] v. i. 1) pat to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth; vomit 2) to gush or pour out 3) pat to eject from the stomach through the mouth; vomit 4) to pour out or hurl forth violently 5) pat something that is spewed;… … From formal English to slang
