Sekirov Dictionary

spew

/spjuː/

verb 7
noun 6
forms 6
phrases 1

verb7

To eject forcibly and in a stream.
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To be forcibly ejected.
- The blow is not as severe as those to his leg. It is meant only to break, not crush. Blood and internal fluids spew from his nose. — 2013
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(informal) To vomit.
- Bleeding gums an' no saliva can make your partner spew. — 2008
(slang) To ejaculate.
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To speak or write quickly and voluminously, especially words that are not worth listening to or reading.
- Set such a program running and it will continue to spew out sentences until you shut it down. — 1999
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To be written or spoken voluminously.
- The lies continued to spew forth. — 2011
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To develop a white powder or dark crystals on the surface of finished leather, as a result from improper tanning.
- The spewing or moulding of upper leather is something that causes considerable annoyance. — 1907

noun6

Material that has been ejected in a stream, or the act of spewing.
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(slang) Vomit.
- Poor old Sedgwick had been chased around the rugger pitch by a lunatic in a car, and then seen his researcher covered in spew from a drunken student. — 2001
(slang) Ejaculate or ejaculation.
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Nonsense or lies.
- First thing you gotta have is some sort of confounding unfounded prejudicial spew and contrived agenda aimed at humanity. — 2009
Adhesive that is squeezed from a joint under pressure and held across the joint by a fillet, thereby strengthening the joint.
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A white powder or dark crystals that appear on the surface of improperly tanned leather.
- Most men familiar with the handling of leather must occasionally have come across samples showing a whitish scum, or spew, upon the surface. — 1903

forms

spewed · spewn · spewing · speweth · spews · spewest

Phrases with spew

spew up
to vomit

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