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Meaning of 'puke' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Puke [ a.]
- Of a color supposed to be between black and russet.
2 . Puke [ n.]
- A medicine that causes vomiting; an emetic; a vomit.
3 . Puke [ v. i.]
- To eject the contests of the stomach; to vomit; to spew.
4 . Puke [ v. t.]
- To eject from the stomach; to vomit up.

Meaning of 'puke' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . puke [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
Example in sentence:
  • kill the rat;
  • only a rotter would do that;
  • the British call a contemptible person a `git';
  • throw the bum out;
  • you cowardly little pukes!
2 . puke [ v]
Meaning (2):
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Example in sentence:
  • After drinking too much, the students vomited;
  • He purged continuously;
  • The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night

Nearby Words:

puked puker puking

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