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puke Definition

puke (pyo̵̅o̅k)

noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb puked, puk·ing

Informal vomit

Etymology: akin ? to Ger spucken, to spit, ult. of echoic orig.

puke Synonyms

puke

v.

puke Usage Examples

Object

  • blood: They just find that their skin comes off and they start puking blood.
  • bucket: The next night, a bucket labeled the puking bucket was helpfully placed on stage next to Pete.

Preposition: on

street: Sometimes there are x-rated gropings in the corner, others it's tears before bedtime and puking on the streets.

Modifying Another Word

  • almost: He looked at me in despair, and I almost puked.
  • then: Chris said: August 19th, 2005 at 21:17 So who puked then?
  • nearly: Seriously, I laughed so hard I nearly puked.
  • just: He didn't quite cotton on that I'd just puked up half my guts and kept trying to kiss me.
  • now: Oh, and by the way you can puke now if you want... Whatever you might think that's not true.
  • violently: I only just made it out onto the pavement in time before I started puking violently.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • up: At one point I thought she was going to puke up over Eminem's shoes!
  • off: However, as there was no time to spare to go climbing or canoeing, I got puked off with that too.

Followed by a transitive particle

up: The man returns their kindness by puking up blood.

Preposition: in

hallway: You broke some furniture, puked in the hallway, and gave yourself a black eye when you stumbled into the door.

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