throw up

Definition

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, up.

Etymology

The vomit sense is a clipping of throw up one's accounts (18th century), from earlier idiom cast up one's accounts (15th century).

Example Sentences

• "Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash."
• "The servant (who) had first entered had thrown up the window […]"
• "The baby threw up all over my shirt."