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belch |
to expel gas from the stomach through the mouth, in a spasmodic, noisy burst, as after eating or drinking. [2/4 definitions] |
bellows |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) a device with a flexible, valved air chamber that can be expanded to draw in air and compressed to expel it through a nozzle, used to blow air on a fire or to sound a musical instrument. [1/3 definitions] |
blow2 |
to expel air through the mouth. [1/14 definitions] |
breathe |
to draw air into the lungs and expel it; respirate. [1/10 definitions] |
burp |
(informal) to expel gas noisily from the mouth; belch. [2/3 definitions] |
defecate |
to expel feces from the bowels. [1/2 definitions] |
disbar |
to expel officially from the legal profession. |
disgorge |
to bring up from, or as though from, the mouth or throat; vomit; expel. [1/3 definitions] |
eject |
to expel forcefully. [1/3 definitions] |
eliminate |
of an organism, to expel (waste matter). [1/3 definitions] |
exorcise |
to expel (a demon or evil spirit). [1/2 definitions] |
extrude |
to force out; expel. [1/3 definitions] |
kick out |
(informal) to expel or oust someone. |
miscarry |
to expel a fetus prematurely; have a miscarriage. [1/2 definitions] |
oust |
to force out; expel. |
phenothiazine |
a greenish organic compound used to expel intestinal worms in domestic animals, as an insecticide, and in the synthesis of tranquilizers. |
pinkroot |
any of various plants, found esp. in the southeastern United States, whose root was formerly ingested to expel worms. |
purge |
to kill or expel (members of a party, government, organization, or the like) so as to rid a society of those considered to be undesirable. [1/12 definitions] |
run out |
to force (someone) out of an area; expel. [1/4 definitions] |
spout |
to forcefully expel (a fluid or other substance), often in a continuous stream. [1/6 definitions] |
spurt |
to expel forcefully in a stream or squirt. [1/5 definitions] |
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