throw up (/θroʊ ʌp/)
verb · Intermediate · Daily Life
🔊 /θroʊ ʌp/
Meaning
Meaning: vomit
To bring up food from the stomach through the mouth; to vomit. It is an informal expression.
Examples
🗣 He felt sick and threw up after the long car ride.
Etymology
From ‘throw’ plus ‘up’, describing the upward expulsion of stomach contents.
How & Where It’s Used
Informal everyday term for vomiting.
Tags: phrasal-verb