throw up

• Umgangssprachliches Partikelverb, das das Erbrechen bzw. das Ausstoßen von Mageninhalt durch den Mund bezeichnet.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of vomiting or ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth.

unzählbar · unregelmäßiges Verb · intransitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Vomitinformal

   To expel the contents of the stomach through the mouth.

   Erbrechen

   • He ate too much and threw up.
   • The smell made her want to throw up.
   • The child threw up after the car ride.

   Synonymebarfheavepukeregurgitateretchspewupchuckvomit

2. Produce or create quicklyinformal

   To produce or create something hastily or suddenly.

   Schnell erschaffen

   • She threw up a quick sketch of the design.
   • He threw up his hands in frustration.
   • The team threw up a temporary structure for the event.

   Synonymecobble togetherdash offtoss offwhip up

3. Abandon or quitinformal

   To give up or abandon something, often suddenly.

   Aufgeben

   • He threw up his job and moved abroad.
   • She threw up her studies to travel the world.
   • They threw up the project after the funding fell through.

   Synonymeabandoncedeforgogive upquitrelinquishrenounceresignsurrenderyield

   Antonymecontinuekeepmaintainpursueretain

Grundverbthrow