puke

Noun · Verb

Synonyms: rotter dirty dog rat skunk stinker stinkpot bum crumb lowlife scum bag so-and-so git

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

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'”Synonyms: rotter dirty dog rat skunk stinker stinkpot bum crumb lowlife scum bag so-and-so git
the matter ejected in vomitingSynonyms: vomit vomitus barf

Verb (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”Synonyms: vomit vomit up purge cast sick cat be sick disgorge regorge retch barf spew spue chuck upchuck honk regurgitate throw up

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Puke \Puke\, a. [Etymol. uncertain.] Of a color supposed to be between black and russet. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Note: This color has by some been regarded as the same with puce; but Nares questions the identity. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

The infant Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Puke \Puke\, v. t. To eject from the stomach; to vomit up. [1913 Webster]

Puke \Puke\, n. A medicine that causes vomiting; an emetic; a vomit. [1913 Webster]