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to spue

to spue

1 9.9
To force something out of the mouth, like saliva or vomit
  • verb
  • /spjuː/
  • NSFW
translation icon : vomitar
  • So then, because thou art lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

Examples

  • - He's gonna spue, lets go up his back.

  • "So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth."

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  • So then, because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

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  • So then, because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

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  • Lev 18:28 That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you.

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  • Lev 18:28 That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you.

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  • I think then of the verse in Revelation of the stark reality of what Christ will do ultimately with the lukewarm church: Revelation 3:16 (KJV): So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

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  • After the roller coaster ride, he felt nauseous and spued all over the ground.

  • The dog suddenly spued its food onto the carpet shortly after eating.

  • Feeling sick from the strong smell, she spued into a nearby bush.

Synonyms

to spit
vsto spue
315 1.0

To force liquid out of the mouth, often onto the ground

is broader by explicitly including stomach contents as possible material
to throw up
vsto spue
  • Informal
296 2.3

To push food and drink out of your stomach through your mouth

is broader, also applying to expelled saliva or phlegm
to puke
vsto spue
  • NSFW
186 6.6

To bring food and drink up from your stomach when you feel sick

is the broader verb that also covers non-stomach mouth expulsions
to vomit
vsto spue
148 1.0

To force food and drink up from your stomach through your mouth

is broader, including saliva or throat expulsions as well
to be sick
vsto spue
109 1.7

To bring food or drink up from the stomach through the mouth

is broader and also covers saliva or throat expulsions
to spit out
vsto spue
94 2.3

To push food or drink out of your mouth

is the same meaning but appears as a single-word entry
to barf
vsto spue
  • NSFW
38 7.7

To force food or liquid out of the stomach through the mouth

is the general term for any forceful mouth ejection, not only stomach contents
to spew out
vsto spue
15 5.9

To force out large amounts of something like smoke or words

is narrower, applying to mouth expulsions like saliva or stomach contents
to cast
vsto spue
  • Archaic
9 9.3

To throw up what is in the stomach

is not limited to living agents and covers other mouth expulsions
to cough up
vsto spue
8 4.6

To bring mucus or blood up from the lungs into the mouth

is more general and can occur without coughing as the trigger
to chuck
vsto spue
  • UK
7 9.6

To be sick and bring food up from your stomach

is the more general verb for all forceful mouth expulsions
to blow chunks
vsto spue
  • NSFW
6 9.9

Throw up forcefully when you feel very sick

is broader and applies to any strong mouth ejection, not only stomach contents
to regurgitate
vsto spue
5 7.7

To bring food or liquid from the stomach back into the mouth

is narrower, focusing on strong mouth ejection by a person
to honk
vsto spue
  • NSFW
4 9.3

To throw up when you feel sick

is the neutral verb covering any forceful mouth ejection
to sputter
vsto spue
3 5.6

To push out small bits or drops with popping sounds

is the same act but without focus on noise or irregularity
to upchuck
vsto spue
  • NSFW
3 8.8

To throw up food and drink from your stomach

is the general, neutral verb covering all mouth ejections
to vomit up
vsto spue
  • Informal
3 3.6

Push food or drink from the stomach out through the mouth

is general and covers other types of forceful mouth ejection too
to spew
vsto spue
  • Informal
1 6.5

To spit out saliva, phlegm, or mucus from your mouth

is the general verb covering those forceful mouth expulsions
to spit up
vsto spue
1 4.1

To push food, milk, or phlegm out of the mouth

is broader, covering any forceful mouth ejection including stomach contents
to sick
vsto spue
1 7.4

To throw up

is the broader verb covering saliva, phlegm, and stomach contents
to cough out
vsto spue
1 4.1

To force mucus out of the lungs through the mouth

is similar but does not require coughing as the cause
to ptyalize
vsto spue
  • Archaic
9.9

To spit out saliva or phlegm

is the same action but emphasizes force and includes stomach contents
to gleek
vsto spue
  • Informal
9.9

To push saliva out from under the tongue

is broader, covering all forceful mouth ejections not only small jets
to regorge
vsto spue
9.9

To bring food from the stomach up through the mouth, often to feed young or when sick

is broader, also covering salivary and throat expulsions
to disgorge
vsto spue
8.7

To push food or drink out of the mouth because you are sick

is more general, applying to any forceful mouth ejection

Antonyms

68 3.6

To eat or drink something so it goes into your body

How Forceful

vomit
  • NSFW
52 2.3
to spue
  • NSFW
1 9.9
to spit
315 1.0
to hawk
  • Informal
4 8.9

Surface Forms

spue infinitive
spued past
spued past participle
spuing present participle
spues third person singular

Etymology

The word spue is an old form of spew, coming from a root that meant 'to spit' or 'throw out'. So, to spue is to force something out of the mouth, like spitting or vomiting.