puke

/pju:k/
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puke

A child feels sick and is about to puke.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth: The substance, typically partially digested food and stomach fluids, that is expelled when vomiting.
    • A contemptible or despicable person: (Slang, derogatory) A person considered to be worthless, unpleasant, or cowardly.

  2. Verb:

    • To eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; to vomit: To involuntarily expel the contents of one's stomach.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun (Substance):

    • The floor was covered in puke after the party.
    • Cleaning up puke is one of the worst parts of the job.

  • Noun (Person):

    • He called the informant a lying puke.
    • Don't listen to him; he's just a spineless puke.

  • Verb:

    • The roller coaster made him feel so sick he thought he would puke.
    • She puked up her dinner because of the food poisoning.
Advanced Usage
  • "to puke one's guts out": (Idiomatic) To vomit violently and repeatedly.
    • He was so ill he spent the whole night puking his guts out.
Variants and Related Words
  • Pukey (adj, informal): Resembling or characteristic of vomit; disgusting.
    • The pukey green color of the walls was nauseating.
Synonyms
  • Verb: Vomit, throw up, barf (slang), spew, regurgitate, retch.
  • Noun (Substance): Vomit, barf (slang), spew.
  • Noun (Person): Scumbag (slang), creep, rat, jerk (slang), git (British slang).
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Puke up: To vomit something specific.
    • The dog puked up the sock it had eaten.
Related Idioms
  • "It's enough to make you puke": (Slang) Said of something extremely disgusting, irritating, or unfair.
    • The hypocrisy of that politician is enough to make you puke.
puke

A child feels sick and is about to puke.

Noun
  1. the matter ejected in vomiting
  2. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
    • only a rotter would do that
    • kill the rat
    • throw the bum out
    • you cowardly little pukes!
    • the British call a contemptible person a `git'
Verb
  1. 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

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