puke
Americanverb (used with or without object)
noun
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vomit.
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any food or drink that is repulsive.
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anything or anyone that is contemptible or worthless.
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verb
noun
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the act of vomiting
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the matter vomited
Usage
What does puke mean? Puke is one of the many informal ways to refer to vomit.
Other Word Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has pukedperfect 3rd person singular
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have pukedperfect
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am pukingprogressive 1st person singular
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are pukingprogressive
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have been pukingperfect progressive
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pukessingular 3rd person
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pukingparticiple
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is pukingprogressive 3rd person singular
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has been pukingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
Past
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had pukedperfect
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had been pukingperfect progressive
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were pukingprogressive plural
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pukedparticiple
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was pukingprogressive singular
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pukedsimple
Future
Etymology
Origin of puke
First recorded in 1590–1600; perhaps imitative of the sound
Vocabulary lists containing puke
Example Sentences
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I was telling my caddie Austin that I felt pretty calm coming down the stretch and he said he was about to puke on the 18th tee!
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2024
“Just remember if everything hurts and you want to puke, you’re doing it right,” an instructor helpfully tells him.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2024
Guy ran flat-out for 200 yards, so full of primal terror that a fountain of puke started erupting out of his guts all over the fairway as he was running.
From Salon • Nov. 13, 2023
My kids were far away, in Los Angeles, and I was missing them so much I wanted to puke.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2023
I scooped up the cat puke and tossed the bunched-up paper towel into the garbage.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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