throw up

• Verbe à particule désignant l'action de vomir ou de rejeter le contenu de l'estomac par la bouche.

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

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Vomitinformal

   To expel the contents of the stomach through the mouth.

   vomir

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

   Synonymesbarfheavepukeregurgitateretchspewupchuckvomit

2. Produce or create quicklyinformal

   To produce or create something hastily or suddenly.

   produire rapidement

   • 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.

   Synonymescobble togetherdash offtoss offwhip up

3. Abandon or quitinformal

   To give up or abandon something, often suddenly.

   abandonner

   • 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.

   Synonymesabandoncedeforgogive upquitrelinquishrenounceresignsurrenderyield

   Antonymescontinuekeepmaintainpursueretain

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