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retch

/ɹɛtʃ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. An unsuccessful effort to vomit.
  2. To make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.
  3. To reck
  4. To reach

Etymology / origin

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Related words

disgorge(English)regorge(English)puke(English)vomit(English)upchuck(English)regurgitate(English)barf(English)throw up(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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