Retch word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "retch" word

[noun] an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves"
[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"
[verb] make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit

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\Retch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Retched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Retching}.] [AS. hr?can to clear the throat, hawk, fr. hraca throat; akin to G. rachen, and perhaps to E. rack neck.] To make an effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting. [Written also {reach}.] Beloved Julia, hear me still beseeching! (Here he grew inarticulate with retching.) --Byron.
\Retch\, v. t. & i. [See {Reck}.] To care for; to heed; to reck. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Synonyms for retch

barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, gag, heave, heave, honk, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up

Antonyms: keep down

The fun area, different aproach to word »retch«

Let's analyse "retch" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and One vowel. 20% of vowels is 18.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: HCTER. Average typing speed for these characters is 1340 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .-. . - -.-. ....

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: retch: 5 = 5, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: retch: 9 + 5 + 2 + 3 + 8 = 27, reduced: 9, and the final result is Nine.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
H (1)	8	Strength	Couragous, Faithful, Caring
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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