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| disgusting |
If something is disgusting, it is so bad that it makes you feel almost sick. Sometimes a disgusting thing really does make a person throw up. |
| heave |
to throw up from one's stomach. [1/6 definitions] |
| queasy |
If you feel queasy, you feel like you might throw up. If your stomach feels queasy, it is making you feel like you might throw up. |
| sick |
suffering from a feeling of needing to throw up. [1/4 definitions] |
| throw up |
When you throw up, your body brings up food and liquid from your stomach and sends it out through your mouth. People sometimes throw up when they are sick or after they go up and down suddenly or around in circles. |
| vomit |
to throw up food and other contents of the stomach through the mouth. [1/2 definitions] |
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