retch
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
a bad case of the heaves
Types & categories
- spasm hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
After drinking too much, the students vomited
Types & categories
- excrete hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
Related & opposite
- retch derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | vomit |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | retch |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | spasm |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | keep down |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | vomiting |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | retch |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | emetic |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sick |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | vomiter |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | vomit |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | excrete |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | retch |