puke
VomitVomit.
» Tom looks like he's about to puke.
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6 senses(colloquial, uncountable)Vomit.
Kotze
блево́тинаblevótina
(colloquial, countable)A drug that induces vomiting.
the matter ejected in vomiting
(colloquial, countable)A worthless, despicable person.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
(US, countable, derogatory, slang)A person from Missouri.
(uncountable)A fine grade of woolen cloth.
(uncountable)A very dark, dull, brownish-red color.
Examples
55 sentencesTom looks like he's about to puke.
He retched and then started puking.
It made me want to puke.
ruМеня от этого тошнило. — caponych
Sami puked six times that night.
Yanni apologized for puking in public.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Probably imitative; or, alternatively related to Proto-Germanic *pukaną (“to spit, puff”),Probably imitative; or, alternatively related to Proto-Germanic *pukaną (“to spit, puff”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“to blow, swell”). If so, then related to German pfauchen, fauchen (“to hiss, spit”), Dutch spugen (“to spit, spit up”), German spucken (“to spit, puke, throw up”), and Old English spīwan (“to vomit, spit”). More at spew.
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Forms
plural: pukesSynonyms
12 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable