puke

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Singular
puke

Plural
uncountable

puke (uncountable)

  1. vomit.

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Infinitive
to puke

Third person singular
pukes

Simple past
puked

Past participle
puked

Present participle
puking

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.
    At first the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms
    the puke saber [...] pulses light over rapidly changing wavelengths, apparently inducing "disorientation, nausea and even vomiting"

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[The Guardian]

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puke (not comparable)

Positive
puke

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

  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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  • The Universal Dictionary of English, 1896, 4 vols

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[edit] Filipino

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  • pooh'-keh

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puke, plural mga puke

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

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puke

  1. a book

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  • Hawaiian Dictionary, by Pukui and Elbert

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Common Oceanian, compare Indonesian bukit

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puke

  1. hill
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