Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Spew \Spew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spewed}; p. pr.& vb. n.
   {Spewing}.] [OE. spewen, speowen, AS. sp[=i]wan;n to D.
   spuwen to spit. OS & OHG. sp[=i]wan, G. speien, Icel. sp?ja
   to spew, Sw. spy, Dan. spye, Goth. spiewan, th. spjauti, L.
   spuere to split, Gr. ???, Skr. shtiv, shth[=i]v. Cf. {Pyke},
   {Spit}.] [Written also {spue}.]
   1. To eject from the stomach; to vomit.

   2. To cast forth with abhorrence or disgust; to eject.

            Because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold,
            I will spew thee out of my mouth.     --Rev. ii. 16.