spue

spue
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, Gr. ???, Skr. shtiv, shth[=i]v. Cf. {Pyke}, {Spit}.] [Written also {spue}.] 1. To eject from the stomach; to vomit. [1913 Webster]

2. To cast forth with abhorrence or disgust; to eject. [1913 Webster]

Because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spew thee out of my mouth. --Rev. ii. 16. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Spue — (sp[=u]), v. t. & i. See {Spew}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spue — [spyo͞o] n., vt., vi. spued, spuing SPEW …   English World dictionary

  • spue — con·spue; re·spue; spue; …   English syllables

  • spue — var. of SPEW. * * * spue variant of spew v …   Useful english dictionary

  • spue — /spyooh/, v.i., v.t., spued, spuing, n. spew. * * * …   Universalium

  • spue — spjuː v. vomit, cast out the contents of the stomach through the mouth; expel, eject forcefully; gush out (variant of spew) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • spue — verb archaic spelling of spew …   English new terms dictionary

  • spue — [[t]spyu[/t]] v. i. v. t. spued, spu•ing, n. spew …   From formal English to slang

  • spue — /spju/ (say spyooh) verb (i), verb (t) (spued, spuing) → spew (defs 1 and 3) …  

  • con|spue — «kuhn SPYOO», transitive verb, spued, spu|ing. to spit upon in contempt; assail publicly with demonstrations of contempt. ╂[< Latin conspuere < com with + spuere spit] …   Useful english dictionary

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