"vom" meaning in English

See vom in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /vɒm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vom.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Clipping of vomit. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|vomit}} Clipping of vomit Head templates: {{en-interjection}} vom
  1. (informal) An exclamation of disgust. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-vom-en-intj-rQa97KLI

Noun

IPA: /vɒm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vom.wav [Southern-England] Forms: voms [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of vomit. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|vomit}} Clipping of vomit Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} vom (usually uncountable, plural voms)
  1. (informal) Vomit. Tags: informal, uncountable, usually Derived forms: vomworthy
    Sense id: en-vom-en-noun-OGv9Furn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 49 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 3 12 7 43 9 8 8 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 12 7 44 9 8 8 9

Verb

IPA: /vɒm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vom.wav [Southern-England] Forms: voms [present, singular, third-person], vomming [participle, present], vommed [participle, past], vommed [past]
Etymology: Clipping of vomit. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|vomit}} Clipping of vomit Head templates: {{en-verb}} vom (third-person singular simple present voms, present participle vomming, simple past and past participle vommed)
  1. (informal) To vomit. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-vom-en-verb-ndNoz1AC

Inflected forms

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