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 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.
Browse dictionary entries near puke
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- ‹ pugnacious
- ‹ Puglia
- ‹ pugilist
- ‹ pugilism
- ‹ puggree
- ‹ Puget Sound
- ‹ pug nose
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