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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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RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. upburst,
  2. upc,
  3. upcard,
  4. upcast,
  5. upcharge,
  6. upcoming,
  7. upcountry,
  8. upcropping,
  9. upcycle,
  10. update

Origin of upchuck

First recorded in 1920–25; up- + chuck1
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Examples 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
Word Origin and History for upchuck

upchuck

v.

"to vomit," by 1960, American English slang, from up + chuck (v.) "to throw."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper