upchuck
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Definition
- Verb (Informal):
- To vomit; to eject the contents of one's stomach through the mouth. This is a casual, often humorous or slightly crude term for being sick.
Usage
- This word is used informally to describe the act of vomiting. It is more common in spoken English than in formal writing.
- It is typically used intransitively (without a direct object).
- It often implies a sudden or forceful action.
Examples
- Verb:
- The roller coaster made me feel so sick I thought I was going to upchuck.
- He upchucked all over the sidewalk after the party.
- The smell was so bad it made her upchuck.
Advanced Usage
- The word can be used figuratively in very informal contexts to express strong disgust or rejection of an idea.
- I upchucked a little in my mouth when I heard his proposal. (This is a hyperbolic, idiomatic expression of disgust.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chuck (up) (verb, informal): A shortened, even more informal variant of "upchuck."
- I think I'm going to *chuck.
Synonyms
- Vomit (verb, more standard): To eject stomach contents.
- Throw up (verb phrasal, informal): A common, neutral-informal synonym.
- Puke (verb, informal): Similar in register to "upchuck," but potentially more vulgar.
- Regurgitate (verb, formal/technical): Used in medical or biological contexts.
- Barf (verb, informal/slang): Another casual synonym.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Idioms
- To lose one's lunch (idiom, informal): A humorous idiom meaning to vomit.
- The boat was rocking so much I almost lost my lunch.
- To blow chunks (idiom, slang): A very graphic and informal slang idiom for vomiting forcefully.
- He was blowing chunks all night.
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