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puke (pyo̵̅o̅k)

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

Informal vomit

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

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puke Synonyms

puke

v.

throw up, retch, barf*; see vomit.


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puke Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • now: Oh, and by the way you can puke now if you want... Whatever you might think that's not true.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • up: At one point I thought she was going to puke up over Eminem's shoes!

Preposition: in

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

Followed by a transitive particle

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