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vomit forth vomit forth1. To eject, erupt, or discharge in a great, spewing rush. Water vomited forth from the spot where the iceberg had struck the hull of the ship. The crowd grew angrier and angrier as the speaker's hateful rhetoric continued vomiting forth. 2. To eject, erupt, or discharge something out in a great, spewing rush. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "vomit" and "forth." As the ground rumbled ominously, it vomited forth a huge jet of pitch-black crude oil into the air. When I get nervous, I can't help but vomit forth any thought going through my head. I had to pull on the blockage with my hands before the pipe finally vomited it forth. See also: forth, vomit Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. vomit forthv.1. To be discharged forcefully and abundantly; spew or gush: The dam burst, and the floodwaters vomited forth. 2. To eject or discharge something in a gush; spew something out: The volcano vomited forth lava and ash. The belly of the ship opened and vomited the cargo forth. See also: forth, vomit The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. See also:- squirt from
- squirt from (something)
- vomit up
- vomit out
- give forth (something)
- squirt
- squirt at
- squirt at (someone or something)
- spurt out
- spew out
References in classic literature At the first serious attempt upon your lock, an invisible plate will open of itself and vomit forth a pretty copper bullet of the weight of a mark -- which will knock down the intruder, and not without a loud report. Ten Years Later You stars that reign'd at my nativity, Whose influence hath allotted death and hell, Now draw up Faustus, like a foggy mist, Into the entrails of yon labouring cloud[s], That, when you vomit forth into the air, My limbs may issue from your smoky mouths; But let my soul mount and ascend to heaven! Tragical History of Dr Faust Three times in the day does she vomit forth her waters, and three times she sucks them down again; see that you be not there when she is sucking, for if you are, Neptune himself could not save you; you must hug the Scylla side and drive ship by as fast as you can, for you had better lose six men than your whole crew.' Odyssey David thought it would be easy, too, to get to a small thicket and bury his bag in a hole he had already made and covered up under the roots of an old hollow ash, and he had, in fact, found the hole without a moment's difficulty, had uncovered it, and was about gently to drop the bag into it, when the sound of a large body rustling towards him with something like a bellow was such a surprise to David, who, as a gentleman gifted with much contrivance, was naturally only prepared for what he expected, that instead of dropping the bag gently he let it fall so as to make it untwist and vomit forth the shining guineas. Brother Jacob |