PUKE

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does puke mean? 

• PUKE (noun)
  The noun PUKE has 2 senses:

1. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
2. the matter ejected in vomiting

  Familiarity information: PUKE used as a noun is rare.

• PUKE (verb)
  The verb PUKE has 1 sense:

1. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

  Familiarity information: PUKE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PUKE (noun)

Meaning:

A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

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

Context examples:

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'

Hypernyms ("puke" is a kind of...):

disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)

Meaning:

The matter ejected in vomiting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

vomitus; vomit; barf; puke

Hypernyms ("puke" is a kind of...):

body waste; excrement; excreta; excretion; excretory product (waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body)

• PUKE (verb)

Meaning:

Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

vomit; upchuck; throw up; sick; retch; regorge; puke; vomit up; barf; be sick; disgorge; spue; cat; spew; chuck; regurgitate; honk; purge; cast

Context examples:

After drinking too much, the students vomited / He purged continuously / The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night

Hypernyms (to "puke" is one way to...):

egest; eliminate; excrete; pass (eliminate from the body)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s