puke

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 References 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 References 1.4.2 Translations 2 Filipino 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 3 Hawaiian 3.1 Noun 3.2 References 4 Maori 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: pyo͞ok, IPA: /pjuːk/, SAMPA: /pju:k/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -uːk

[edit] Noun

puke (uncountable)

1. vomit.

[edit] Synonyms

• (vomit): barf, bring up, chunder, hurl, regurgitate, spew, throw up, upchuck, vomit, yak; retch (gesture)

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[edit] Verb

to puke (third-person singular simple present pukes, present participle puking, simple past and past participle puked)

1. (transitive and intransitive) To vomit; to throw up; to eject from the stomach.
   • 1599, William Shakespeare, As You Like It, ii.7

   At first the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms

   • 2007, The Guardian

   the puke saber [...] pulses light over rapidly changing wavelengths, apparently inducing "disorientation, nausea and even vomiting"

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[The Guardian]

[edit] Synonyms

• barf
• blow chunks
• chuck
• chunder
• drive the porcelain bus
• eject
• hurl
• puke up
• ralph
• regurgitate
• retch
• spew
• throw up
• toss one's cookies
• upchuck
• vomit
• yak
• See also Wikisaurus:regurgitate

[edit] Derived terms

• puker

[edit] Translations

• Finnish: oksentaa fi(fi)

[edit] Adjective

puke (not comparable)

1. A fine grade of woolen cloth

   1599, William Shakespeare, 1 Henry IV, ii.4

   • Puke-stocking caddis garter

2. A very dark dull brownish red color.

   1896 The Universal Dictionary of English:

   • "Of a dark colour, said to be between black and russet."

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• wollencloth: Word Detective

• The Universal Dictionary of English, 1896, 4 vols

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[edit] Filipino

[edit] Pronunciation

• pooh'-keh

[edit] Noun

puke, plural mga puke

1. vagina, female reproductive system. Also called kiki.

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[edit] Hawaiian

[edit] Noun

puke

1. a book

[edit] References

• Hawaiian Dictionary, by Pukui and Elbert

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[edit] Maori

[edit] Etymology

Common Oceanian, compare Indonesian bukit

[edit] Noun

puke

1. hill