Retch

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To try to vomit.
  • v. To vomit.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To make an effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.
  • v. To care for; to heed; to reck.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To reach.
  • To make efforts to vomit.
  • Same as reck.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
  • n. an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
  • v. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
  • Verb Form
    retched    retches    retching   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    spasm    egest    eliminate    excrete    pass   
    Variant
    reach   
    Form
    retched    retching   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    heed    reck    reach    heave    wamble    keck    gag   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    rength    in-jokes    throat-clearing    bear-hug    hiccough    thumbscrew    emesis    yowling    dyspnoea    salivation