Definition of Retch
Verb: retch rech
- Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
"After drinking too much, the students retched";
- vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, barf, spew, spue [archaic], chuck, upchuck [N. Amer], honk, regurgitate, throw up, hurl, keck, chuck up [Brit], chunder [Brit]
- Make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
- gag, heave
- An involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
"a bad case of the retches";
- heave
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