I. Neutr., to puke, spew, throw up, vomit (a common method among the Romans of renewing the appetite).
A. Lit.: “cum vomere post cenam te velle dixisses,” Cic. Dejot. 7, 21; id. Phil. 2, 25, 63; Cels. 1, 3; Suet. Vit. 13; id. Claud. 21: “in mensam,” Cic. Fin. 2, 8, 23.—With a homogeneous object: “vomitum,” Plaut. Rud. 2, 6, 27.—Impers. pass.: “ab horā tertiā bibebatur, ludebatur, vomebatur,” Cic. Phil. 2, 41, 104.—
B. Transf., in gen., to pour forth, empty: quā largius vomit (Padus), discharges itself into the sea, Plin. 3, 16, 20, § 119.—
II. Act., to throw up or discharge by vomiting; to vomit up or forth (cf.: eructo, nauseo).
B. Transf., in gen., to vomit forth, i. e. to throw or pour out in abundance; to emit, discharge (poet.): “(Charybdis) vomit fluctus totidem totidemque resorbet,” Ov. H. 12, 125: “undam,” Verg. G. 2, 462: “fumum,” id. A. 5, 682: “geminas flammas,” id. ib. 8, 681: “mel (apes),” Petr. 56: “vitam,” to breathe out, Lucr. 6, 828; so, “animam,” Verg. A. 9, 349: “argentum,” to give up, Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 10: “armataeque vomunt stridentia tela fenestrae,” Stat. Th. 10, 536: “pinguem nebulam vomuere lucernae,” Pers. 5, 181.