spew

English

/spjuː/

verb
Definitions
  • To eject forcibly and in a stream
  • To speak or write quickly and voluminously, especially words that are not worth listening to or reading.
  • (informal) to vomit
  • (slang) to ejaculate
  • (leather-working) To develop a white powder or dark crystals on the surface of finished leather, as a result from improper tanning.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English spewen inherited from Old English spīwan (spit, vomit) inherited from Proto-Germanic *spīwaną derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ptyēw- (vomit, spit).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)ptyēw-

Gloss

vomit, spit

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji
🤢 🤮

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms