puke
verb (puke, pukes, puked, puking) — slang; noun (puke) — slang
Everyday
- (slang) To puke is to vomit, to be sick. tree →
- (slang) Puke is vomit. tree →
- (slang) «Makes me want to puke» means something is disgusting. tree →
In the lessons
This is casual, a bit rude slang, common among children and teenagers. Polite words: «be sick» (UK), «throw up» (informal), «vomit» (formal or medical). In stories it shows a character's casual or gross talk. Phrases: «puke up», «make me puke».
Examples
- (slang) I puked after the roller coaster. tree →
- (slang) There was puke on the bus floor. tree →
- (slang) That smell makes me want to puke. tree →
- (slang) The baby puked on Dad's shirt. tree →
- (slang) Don't eat so fast or you'll puke. tree →
- (polite, UK) I was sick in the night. tree →
- (formal) The patient vomited twice. tree →
- (slang) He puked up his dinner. tree →
Note
Slang; avoid with teachers or in formal writing. Regular verb: puked. Safety: if someone keeps vomiting, tell an adult.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «puke» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «puke» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/puke/