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throw up
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1 to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner Synonyms barf, gag, heave, hurl, puke, retch, spew, spit up, vomit, upchuckRelated Words disgorge, regurgitate; eject, expel; nauseate
2 to make or assemble roughly or hastily when the townspeople realized that the President's motorcade would be coming through on its way to the conference, they threw up a hasty “Welcome” sign Synonyms jury-rig, patch (together), cobbleRelated Words dash (off); jerry-buildNear Antonyms craft, handcraft; fashion, forge, hammer out, pound (out)
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