Sick Definition
sĭk
sickest, sicker
adjective
sickest, sicker
Suffering from disease or illness; unwell; ill.
Webster's New World
Having nausea; about to vomit or in the act of vomiting.
Webster's New World
Of or for sick people.
Sick leave.
Webster's New World
Characteristic of or accompanying sickness.
A sick expression.
Webster's New World
Nauseated.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
Sick people considered as a group. Often used with the.
American Heritage
Vomit.
American Heritage
Sick people in general as a group.
We have to cure the sick.
Wiktionary
verb
Webster's New World
To vomit.
I woke up at 4 am and sicked on the floor.
Wiktionary
(rare) Alternative spelling of sic.
Wiktionary
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idiom
sick and tired
- Thoroughly weary, discouraged, or bored.
American Heritage
sick to one's stomach
- having nausea; about to vomit or in the act of vomiting
Webster's New World
the sick
- sick or ill people collectively
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Sick
Origin of Sick
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Middle English sek, sik, from Old English sÄ“oc, from Proto-Germanic *seukaz (confer West Frisian siik, Dutch ziek, German siech), from Proto-Indo-European *seug- (“to be troubled or grieved"); compare Middle Irish socht (“silence, depression"), Old Armenian Õ°Õ«Ö‚Õ®Õ¡Õ¶Õ«Õ´ (hiwcanim, “I am weakening").
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old English sēoc
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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