retch

Meaning

verb

1. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
   “After drinking too much, the students vomited”
2. make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit

noun

1. an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
   “a bad case of the heaves”

Synonyms for retch

• vomit
• vomit up
• purge
• cast
• sick
• cat
• be sick
• disgorge
• regorge
• puke
• barf
• spew
• spue
• chuck
• upchuck
• gag
• heave