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forcing out

/fɔrsɪŋ aʊt/
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Definitions of forcing out
  1. noun
    the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
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    types:
    belch, belching, burp, burping, eructation
    a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
    belching
    the forceful expulsion of something from inside
    coughing up
    the act of expelling (food or phlegm) by coughing
    expectoration, spit, spitting
    the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
    disgorgement, emesis, regurgitation, vomit, vomiting
    the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
    rumination
    regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding
    haematemesis, hematemesis
    vomiting blood
    hyperemesis
    severe and excessive vomiting
    type of:
    actuation, propulsion
    the act of propelling
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