upchuck

[ uhp-chuhk ]
/ ˈʌpˌtʃʌk /
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verb (used with or without object) Informal.

to vomit.

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Origin of upchuck

First recorded in 1920–25; up- + chuck1

Words nearby upchuck

upburst, UPC, upcard, upcast, upcharge, upchuck, up-close, up close and personal, upcoming, upcountry, upcropping
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Words related to upchuck

gag, regurgitate, heave, eject, breathe, huff, groan, spew, vomit, puff, exhale, hurl, retch, barf, expel, puke, emit, ruminate, discharge, palpitate

Example sentences from the Web for upchuck

  • Here all the base materialism purged by the Islamists could upchuck ebulliently like a Disneyland-lit confetti-bomb blitz.

    What I Saw at the Revolution|Porochista Khakpour|February 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST

  • One pound less and I'm afraid I'll upchuck that lovely lunch I just ate.

    The Galaxy Primes|Edward Elmer Smith