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1. Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
   "The father of the victim spewed at the alleged murderer"
   - spit, ptyalize, ptyalise [Brit], spue [archaic]
    
2. Eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical
   "the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; "The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate"
   - spew out, eruct
    
3. Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
   "After drinking too much, the students spewed"
   - vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, barf, spue [archaic], chuck, upchuck [N. Amer], honk, regurgitate, throw up, hurl, chuck up [Brit], chunder [Brit]

Derived forms: spewed, spewing, spews

See also: spewer

Type of: cough out, cough up, discharge, egest, eject, eliminate, excrete, exhaust, expectorate, expel, pass, release, spit out, spit up