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English

Etymology

Clipping of vomit.

Noun

vom (uncountable)

1. (informal) vomit

Verb

vom (third-person singular simple present voms, present participle vomming, simple past and past participle vommed)

1. (informal) vomit
   • 1998, Robert McLiam Wilson, Ripley Bogle (page 185)

     Bogle the diplomat tried to hide the sound of his gagging as he vommed the night away.

   • 2010, Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Rhino What You Did Last Summer

     Then the waft of puke and stale bourbon reaches my nostrils and I get that shorp^[sic] taste in my mouth that you get when you know you're going to vom.

Anagrams

• MOV, OMV, mov.

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• vomu, zvom, zvomu

Etymology

From Latin vom?. Compare Romanian voame, vom.

Verb

vom (third-person singular present indicative voami/voame, past participle vumutã)

1. I vomit.

Related terms

• voamiri / voamire, vumeari / vumeare, vumeri
• vumut

See also

• versu

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse v?mb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v?m/, [v?m?]

Noun

vom c (singular definite vommen, plural indefinite vomme)

1. belly
2. paunch

Declension

Derived terms

• vommet

Further reading

• “vom” in Den Danske Ordbog

German

Pronunciation

Contraction

vom (+ adjective ending with -em + masculine or neuter noun)

1. from the, of the; about the (contraction of von + dem)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) Vaamb, Vomb, vomb

Etymology

From Old Norse v?mb, from Proto-Germanic *wamb? (“belly; womb”). Cognates include English womb.

Noun

vom f (definite singular vomma, indefinite plural vommer, definite plural vommene)

1. (anatomy, in ruminants) rumen
2. (anatomy, in other animals) stomach
3. (anatomy, colloquial, sometimes derogatory) a paunch, big belly

Inflection

References

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vom]

Verb

(noi) vom (modal auxiliary, first-person plural form of vrea, used with infinitives to form future indicative tenses)

1. (we) will

   Vom lua prânzul la ora dou?sprezece.

   We will have lunch at 12 o'clock.

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from English woman (woman (truncated) > wom > vom)

Noun

vom (nominative plural voms)

1. woman (adult female human)

Declension

Hypernyms

• men
• nim

Coordinate terms

• man

Derived terms

English

Etymology

From Middle English vowe, voue, that from Old French vut, in turn from Latin v?tum (“a promise, dedication, vow”), from vov?re (“to promise, vow”). Doublet of vote.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va?/
• Rhymes: -a?

Noun

vow (plural vows)

1. A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner, especially a promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order.

2. A declaration or assertion.
3. (obsolete) A votive offering.
   • 1786, Richard Payne Knight, The Worship of Priapus:

     There are also waxen vows, that represent other parts of the body mixed with them; but of these there are few in comparison of the number of the Priapi.

Usage notes

• One normally makes or takes a vow, or simply vows (see below).
• Commonly mentioned vows include those of silence, obedience, poverty, chastity, and celibacy.
• 'to keep/pay/fulfill a vow' = to honor a vow
• 'to break a vow' = to dishonor a vow

Translations

Verb

vow (third-person singular simple present vows, present participle vowing, simple past and past participle vowed)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To make a vow; to promise.

   • When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it.

   • 1673, Richard Baxter, Christian Directory

     We do not vow that we will never sin, nor neglect a duty (nor ought we to do so).

2. (transitive) To make a vow regarding (something).

   The wronged woman vowed revenge.

3. To declare publicly that one has made a vow, usually to show one's determination or to announce an act of retaliation.

   The rebels vowed to continue their fight.

Translations

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• vow in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• vow in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• vow at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• WOV, WVO