- barf informal,
- barf informal,chiefly N. Amer.verb vomit.noun vomited food.Origin1960s (orig. US): of unknown origin.
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barf informal,
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barf — [ba:f US ba:rf] v [i]AmE informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Probably from the sound] to ↑vomit >barf n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
barf — [ barf ] verb intransitive VERY INFORMAL to VOMIT … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
barf — ► VERB informal, chiefly N. Amer. ▪ vomit. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
barf — UK [bɑː(r)f] / US [bɑrf] verb [intransitive] Word forms barf : present tense I/you/we/they barf he/she/it barfs present participle barfing past tense barfed past participle barfed very informal to vomit … English dictionary
barf — verb (I) AmE informal to vomit 1 barf noun (U) barfy adjective … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
barf — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i., informal, throw up (See ejection) … English dictionary for students
barf — [[t]bɑ͟ː(r)f[/t]] barfs, barfing, barfed VERB If someone barfs, they vomit. [mainly AM, INFORMAL] When I first tasted it I almost barfed … English dictionary
vomit — 1. verb 1) he needed to vomit Syn: be sick, spew, fetch up, heave, retch, gag; informal throw up, puke; N.Amer.; informal barf 2) I vomited my breakfast Syn: bring up … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
vomit — 1. verb 1) he needed to vomit Syn: be sick, spew, heave, retch, gag, get sick; informal throw up, puke, purge, hurl, barf, upchuck, ralph 2) I vomited my breakfast Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
be sick — verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth After drinking too much, the students vomited He purged continuously The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night • Syn: ↑vomit, ↑vomit up, ↑purge, ↑cast, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
