regurgitate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: regurgitate	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for regurgitate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
regurgitate v pour or rush back; "The blood regurgitates into the heart ventricle" feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food; "many birds feed their young by regurgitating what they have swallowed and carried to the nest" repeat after memorization; "For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information" Synonym(s): regurgitate, reproduce 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" Synonym(s): vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up Antonym(s): keep down
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Regurgitate \Regur"gitate\ (r?g?r"j?t?t), v. t. [LL. regurgitare, regurgitatum; L. pref. re- re- + gurges, -itis, a gulf. Cf. {Regorge}.] To throw or pour back, as from a deep or hollow place; to pour or throw back in great quantity.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Regurgitate \Regur"gitate\, v. i. To be thrown or poured back; to rush or surge back. The food may regurgitatem the stomach into the esophagus and mouth. --Quain.