puke meaning and definition

PUKE noun

Definition of puke (noun)

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'"
   • synonyms: bum, crumb, dirty dog, git, lowlife, rat, rotter, scum bag, skunk, so-and-so, stinker, stinkpot
2. the matter ejected in vomiting
   • "There was puke on the sidewalk."
   • "He couldn't handle the sight of puke."
   • "The smell of puke made her feel nauseous."
   • synonyms: barf, vomit, vomitus

PUKE verb

Definition of puke (verb)

1. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
   • "She puked after eating too much candy."
   • "He had to puke after riding the roller coaster."
   • "I feel so sick, I think I'm going to puke."
   • "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
   • synonyms: barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, purge, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up
   • antonym: keep down