- spew [spjuː]
- verb [I/T]to flow out with a lot of force, or to make something do this
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spew [spjuː]
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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 — [ 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 — /spju / (say spyooh) verb (i) 1. Also, Obsolete, spue. to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth; vomit. 2. Colloquial to indicate or express extreme annoyance: if the Blues lose, we ll be spewing. –verb (t) 3. Also, Obsolete …
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]spju͟ː[/t]] spews, spewing, spewed 1) V ERG When something spews out a substance or when a substance spews from something, the substance flows out quickly in large quantities. [V n with adv] The volcano spewed out more scorching volcanic… … English dictionary
chew-'n'-spew — /tʃu ən ˈspju/ (say chooh uhn spyooh) noun Colloquial 1. Prison prison stew. 2. any ready cooked snack or meal, such as hamburgers, fish and chips, etc …
spue — /spju/ (say spyooh) verb (i), verb (t) (spued, spuing) → spew (defs 1 and 3) …
