Definition

1. 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

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