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# puke

verb (puke, pukes, puked, puking) — slang; noun (puke) — slang

«puke» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (slang) To puke is to vomit, to be sick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puke/#m1)
2. (slang) Puke is vomit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puke/#m2)
3. (slang) «Makes me want to puke» means something is disgusting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puke/#m3)

### In the lessons

This is casual, a bit rude slang, common among children and teenagers. Polite words: «be sick» (UK), «throw up» (informal), «vomit» (formal or medical). In stories it shows a character's casual or gross talk. Phrases: «puke up», «make me puke».

### Examples

- (slang) I puked after the roller coaster. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puke/#x1)
- (slang) There was puke on the bus floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puke/#x2)
- (slang) That smell makes me want to puke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puke/#x3)
- (slang) The baby puked on Dad's shirt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puke/#x4)
- (slang) Don't eat so fast or you'll puke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puke/#x5)
- (polite, UK) I was sick in the night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puke/#x6)
- (formal) The patient vomited twice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puke/#x7)
- (slang) He puked up his dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puke/#x8)

### Note

Slang; avoid with teachers or in formal writing. Regular verb: puked. Safety: if someone keeps vomiting, tell an adult.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «puke» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puke/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«puke» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/puke.html) on Mova free.