RETCH as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a bad case of the heaves
    Hypernyms(s) retch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

RETCH as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • After drinking too much, the students vomited
    • He purged continuously
    • The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
    Hypernyms(s) retch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • make an unsuccessful effort to vomit
    • strain to vomit
    Synonym(s) Derived(s)