(a) The act of regurgitation or an instance of it, emesis; an attack or a spell of vomiting; also fig.; at ~, during an episode of vomiting; medicine of ~, an emetic; medicine not of ~, an anti-nausea medicine; (b) in selected verb phrases: defenden a ~, holden ~, to prevent vomiting; forestall an episode of vomiting; drauen vomites, provoken (usen) ~, induce vomiting; haven a ~, vomit; also fig.; haven (haven a, maken a) ~ of, maken vomites of, vomit up (sth.); also fig.; stroien ~, prevent or cure an attack of vomiting; (c) the contents of the stomach ejected by regurgitation, vomitus; also fig.; also, ?matter or pus subject to regurgitation [quot. ?a1450];—prob. mistransl. of L vomica; (d) an emetic or emetic preparation; also fig.; (e) ?error for voice n.