puke Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
    git; crumb; stinker; so-and-so; scum bag; rat; rotter; dirty dog; bum; skunk; stinkpot; lowlife.
    • 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'
  2. noun the matter ejected in vomiting
    vomit; vomitus; barf.
  3. verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
    retch; regorge; be sick; disgorge; spew; vomit up; honk; cat; purge; cast; spue; upchuck; vomit; sick; barf; regurgitate; throw up; chuck.
    • After drinking too much, the students vomited
    • He purged continuously
    • The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night

WordNet

Puke intransitive verb
Etymology
Cf. G. spucken to spit, and E. spew.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Puked ; present participle & verbal noun Puking
Definitions
  1. To eject the contests of the stomach; to vomit; to spew.
    The infant Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms. Shak.
Puke transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To eject from the stomach; to vomit up.
Puke noun
Definitions
  1. A medicine that causes vomiting; an emetic; a vomit.
Puke adjective
Etymology
Etymol. uncertain.
Definitions
  1. Of a color supposed to be between black and russet. Shak. ✍ This color has by some been regarded as the same with puce; but Nares questions the identity.

Webster 1913