The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Puke \Puke\, a. [Etymol. uncertain.]
   Of a color supposed to be between black and russet. --Shak.
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   Note: This color has by some been regarded as the same with
         puce; but Nares questions the identity.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Puke \Puke\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Puked; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Puking.] [Cf. G. spucken to spit, and E. spew.]
   To eject the contests of the stomach; to vomit; to spew.
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         The infant
         Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.  --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Puke \Puke\, v. t.
   To eject from the stomach; to vomit up.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Puke \Puke\, n.
   A medicine that causes vomiting; an emetic; a vomit.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

puke
    n 1: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible;
         "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the
         bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a
         contemptible person a `git'" [syn: rotter, dirty dog,
         rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke,
         crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git]
    2: the matter ejected in vomiting [syn: vomit, vomitus,
       puke, barf]
    v 1: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After
         drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged
         continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave
         him last night" [syn: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast,
         sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch,
         puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk,
         regurgitate, throw up] [ant: keep down]