puke /ˈpjuk/
嘔吐,嘔吐物,吐劑(vt.)(vi.)嘔吐
Puke, v. t. To eject from the stomach; to vomit up.
Puke v. i. [imp. & p. p. Puked p. pr. & vb. n. Puking.] To eject the contests of the stomach; to vomit; to spew.
The infant
Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms. --Shak.
Puke, n. A medicine that causes vomiting; an emetic; a vomit.
Puke, a. Of a color supposed to be between black and russet.
Note: ☞ This color has by some been regarded as the same with puce; but Nares questions the identity.
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puke
n 1: 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'" [syn: rotter, dirty
dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, crumb,
lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git]
2: the matter ejected in vomiting [syn: vomit, vomitus]
v : 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" [syn: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast,
sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch,
barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate,
throw up] [ant: keep down]