spew out

spew out
verb
eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical
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the volcano spews out molten rocks every day

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The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate

Syn: ↑spew, ↑eruct
Derivationally related forms: ↑eructation (for: ↑eruct)
Hypernyms: ↑exhaust, ↑discharge, ↑expel, ↑eject, ↑release
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • spew out — phr verb Spew out is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑volcano …   Collocations dictionary

  • spew — [spju:] v [: Old English; Origin: spiwan] 1.) [I always + adverb/ preposition,T] also spew out/forth to flow out of something quickly in large quantities, or to make something flow out in this way ▪ Factory chimneys spewed fumes out into the sky …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • spew´er — spew «spyoo», verb, noun. –v.t., v.i. to throw out; cast forth; vomit: »A crater crust which may crack and spew fire any day... (Charlotte Brontë). The encampment began to spew out men (H. G. Wells). –n. something that is spewed; vomit. Also,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • spew — verb 1 also spew out/forth (intransitive always + adv/ prep, transitive) to flow out of something in large quantities, or to make something flow out in this way (+ from/into/over): Lava spewed from the volcano. | spew sth (out): The burst pipe… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • spew — Synonyms and related words: barf, be seasick, be sick, belch, blow open, blow out, break out, bring up, burst, burst forth, burst out, cascade, cast forth, chuck up, debouch, debouchment, decant, discharge, disembogue, disgorge, disgorgement,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Spew — Spew, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spewed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spewing}.] [OE. spewen, speowen, AS. sp[=i]wan;n to D. spuwen to spit. OS & OHG. sp[=i]wan, G. speien, Icel. sp?ja to spew, Sw. spy, Dan. spye, Goth. spiewan, th. spjauti, L. spuere to split,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spew — [ spju ] verb intransitive or transitive to flow out or make something flow out with a lot of force: cars spewing black exhaust fumes …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • spew — [v] spit out belch, bring up, cascade, disgorge, eject, eruct, erupt, expel, flood, gush, heave, irrupt, puke*, regurgitate, scatter, spit, spit up, spread, spritz, throw up, urp*, vomit; concepts 179,308 …   New thesaurus

  • spew — UK [spjuː] / US [spju] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms spew : present tense I/you/we/they spew he/she/it spews present participle spewing past tense spewed past participle spewed 1) to flow out with a lot of force, or to make something… …   English dictionary

  • spew — [[t]spyu[/t]] v. i. 1) pat to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth; vomit 2) to gush or pour out 3) pat to eject from the stomach through the mouth; vomit 4) to pour out or hurl forth violently 5) pat something that is spewed;… …   From formal English to slang

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