spue
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spue
(spyo͞o)v. & n. Obsolete
Variant of spew.
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spue
(spjuː)vb, spues, spuing or spued
an archaic spelling of spew
ˈspuer n
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spew
(spyu)v.i.
1. to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth; vomit.
2. to gush or pour out.
v.t. 3. to eject from the stomach through the mouth; vomit.
4. to pour out or hurl forth violently.
n. 5. something that is spewed; vomit.
Sometimes, spue. [before 900; Middle English; Old English spīwan, c. Old Frisian spīwa, Old Saxon, Old High German spīwan, Old Norse spȳja, Gothic speiwan]
spew′er, n.
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spue
Past participle: spued
Gerund: spuing
| Imperative |
|---|
| spue |
| spue |
| Present |
|---|
| I spue |
| you spue |
| he/she/it spues |
| we spue |
| you spue |
| they spue |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I spued |
| you spued |
| he/she/it spued |
| we spued |
| you spued |
| they spued |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am spuing |
| you are spuing |
| he/she/it is spuing |
| we are spuing |
| you are spuing |
| they are spuing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have spued |
| you have spued |
| he/she/it has spued |
| we have spued |
| you have spued |
| they have spued |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was spuing |
| you were spuing |
| he/she/it was spuing |
| we were spuing |
| you were spuing |
| they were spuing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had spued |
| you had spued |
| he/she/it had spued |
| we had spued |
| you had spued |
| they had spued |
| Future |
|---|
| I will spue |
| you will spue |
| he/she/it will spue |
| we will spue |
| you will spue |
| they will spue |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have spued |
| you will have spued |
| he/she/it will have spued |
| we will have spued |
| you will have spued |
| they will have spued |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be spuing |
| you will be spuing |
| he/she/it will be spuing |
| we will be spuing |
| you will be spuing |
| they will be spuing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been spuing |
| you have been spuing |
| he/she/it has been spuing |
| we have been spuing |
| you have been spuing |
| they have been spuing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been spuing |
| you will have been spuing |
| he/she/it will have been spuing |
| we will have been spuing |
| you will have been spuing |
| they will have been spuing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been spuing |
| you had been spuing |
| he/she/it had been spuing |
| we had been spuing |
| you had been spuing |
| they had been spuing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would spue |
| you would spue |
| he/she/it would spue |
| we would spue |
| you would spue |
| they would spue |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have spued |
| you would have spued |
| he/she/it would have spued |
| we would have spued |
| you would have spued |
| they would have spued |
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Verb 1. spue - expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit up, spit out - discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
2. [画像:spue - eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth]spue - 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"
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