retch
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Definitions
Noun
an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves"
Verb
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
Verb
make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit