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What (who) is Retch - definition
REVERSE MOVEMENT (PERISTALSIS) OF THE STOMACH AND ESOPHAGUS WITHOUT VOMITING
Dry heaves; Retch; Dry boke; Dry Boke; Dry heave
retch
(retches, retching, retched)
If you retch, your stomach moves as if you are vomiting.
The smell made me retch.
= heave
VERB: V
retch
¦ verb make the sound and movement of vomiting.
¦ noun an instance of retching.
Origin
C19: var. of dialect reach, from a Gmc base meaning 'spittle'.
Wikipedia
Retching
Retching (also known as dry heaving) is the reverse movement (retroperistalsis) of the stomach and esophagus without vomiting. It can be caused by bad smells or choking, or by withdrawal from certain medications, or after vomiting has completed. Retching can also occur as a result of an emotional response or from stress, which produces the same physical reaction. The function is thought to be mixing gastric contents with intestinal refluxate in order to buffer the former and give it momentum in preparation of vomiting. Treatments include medication and correction of the fluid and electrolyte balance.
Examples of use of Retch
1. And the ever–present stench of death made him retch.
2. Half–naked children leapt from every direction, clawing at my clothes, and there was an overpowering smell of urine and sweat that made me want to retch.
3. As I retch over the loo the following day, fiercely ill from a combination of mule‘s milk, horse, camel, lamb, sheep‘s head and neat vodka, I reflect on my time in ‘Borat‘s land‘. Would I recommend it?
4. I wanted to retch when I saw the father of one of the captured marines cuddling his wife and sobbing on live television in front of a tree festooned with yellow ribbons.