puke
To vomit; to throw up; to eject from the stomachTo vomit; to throw up; to eject from the stomach.
» Tom looks like he's about to puke.
Meaning
2 senses(ambitransitive, colloquial)To vomit; to throw up; to eject from the stomach.
Unfortunately, he could not hold it long enough till the end of the ride, so he puked on the bus seat.
kotzen, kübeln, speien
блева́тьblevátʹ
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
(intransitive, slang)To sell securities or investments at a loss, often under duress or pressure, in order to satisfy liquidity or margin requirements, or out of a desire to exit a deteriorating market.
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
By meaning 1
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
pukes, puking, puked, pukedSynonyms
19 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle