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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

regurgitate, breathe, exhale, groan, huff, puff, spew, vomit, eject, gag, heave, discharge, retch, billow, cast, dilate, disgorge, expand, palpitate, pant

How to use upchuck in a sentence

  • 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
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