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Sth Spewed Flow Quickly Spew Bre /Spjuː/Name /Spjuː Verb 1 [Intransitive, Transitive] To

Front spew
Back BrE /spjuː/NAmE /spjuː/

verb


1 [intransitive, transitive] to flow out quickly, or to make sth flow out quickly, in large amounts
+ adv./prep.Flames spewed from the aircraft's engine.
~ sth + adv./prep. Massive chimneys were spewing out smoke.

2 [intransitive, transitive] (BrE, informal) to vomit (= bring food from the stomach back out through the mouth)
~ (up)He spewed up on the pavement. He makes me want to spew.
~ sth (up) She spewed up the entire meal.

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