Associations to the word «Retch»

Wiktionary

RETCH, verb. To make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.
RETCH, noun. An unsuccessful effort to vomit

Dictionary definition

RETCH, noun. An involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves".
RETCH, 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".
RETCH, verb. Make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats