spew
VomitVomit.
» Black smoke spewed out of the third-story windows.
Чёрный дым вырывался из окон третьего этажа. — Ooneykcall
darinmex · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
6 senses(slang, uncountable, usually)Vomit.
(slang, uncountable, usually)Ejaculate or ejaculation.
(uncountable, usually)Nonsense or lies.
(uncountable, usually)Material that has been ejected in a stream, or the act of spewing.
(uncountable, usually)A white powder or dark crystals that appear on the surface of improperly tanned leather.
(uncountable, usually)Adhesive that is squeezed from a joint under pressure and held across the joint by a fillet, thereby strengthening the joint.
Examples
15 sentencesBlack smoke spewed out of the third-story windows.
ruЧёрный дым вырывался из окон третьего этажа. — Ooneykcall
The volcano spewed smoke that smelled faintly of brimstone.
Tom keeps spewing out high-end terms, but I know it's all fluff.
And why should I listen to somebody who spews out nothing but nonsense?
Please stop spewing lies.
Origin
From Middle English spewen, from Old English spīwan, from Proto-West Germanic *spīwan, froFrom Middle English spewen, from Old English spīwan, from Proto-West Germanic *spīwan, from Proto-Germanic *spīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ptyēw- (“to spit, vomit”).
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Forms
plural: spews| Singular | spew |
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uncountable
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable