Definition of SPEW

spew

Plural: spews

Verb

Verb Forms: spewed, spewing, spews

  • To eject or send out in a stream; to vomit.
  • expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
  • 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"
  • eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
  • To eject forcibly and in a stream,
  • To be forcibly ejected.
  • To speak or write quickly and voluminously, especially words that are not worth listening to or reading.
  • To be written or spoken voluminously.
  • To vomit.
  • To ejaculate.
  • To develop a white powder or dark crystals on the surface of finished leather, as a result from improper tanning.

Noun

  • Vomit.
  • Ejaculate or ejaculation.
  • Nonsense or lies.
  • Material that has been ejected in a stream, or the act of spewing.
  • A white powder or dark crystals that appear on the surface of improperly tanned leather.
  • Adhesive that is squeezed from a joint under pressure and held across the joint by a fillet, thereby strengthening the joint.

Examples

  • After a bad draw, he wanted to spew his rack of terrible tiles onto the floor.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English spewen, from Old English spīwan, from Proto-West Germanic *spīwan, from Proto-Germanic *spīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ptyēw- (“to spit, vomit”).
Germanic cognates include English spit, West Frisian spije, Dutch spuwen, Low German speen, spiien, German speien (“to spew, spit, vomit”), Swedish spy, Danish spy, Faroese spýggja, Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽 (speiwan). Also cognate, through Indo-European, with Latin spuō (“spit”, verb), Ancient Greek πτύω (ptúō, “spit, vomit”), Albanian fyt (“throat”), Armenian թուք (tʻukʻ), Russian плева́ть (plevátʹ), Persian تف (tof), Sanskrit ष्ठीवति (ṣṭhī́vati).

Synonyms

barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, eruct, honk, ptyalise, ptyalize, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew out, spit, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up

Antonyms

keep down

Scrabble Score: 9

spew: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
spew: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
spew: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

spew: valid Words With Friends Word