From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Puke \Puke\, a. [Etymol. uncertain.]
Of a color supposed to be between black and russet. --Shak.
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Note: This color has by some been regarded as the same with
puce; but Nares questions the identity.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Puke \Puke\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Puked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Puking}.] [Cf. G. spucken to spit, and E. spew.]
To eject the contests of the stomach; to vomit; to spew.
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The infant
Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Puke \Puke\, v. t.
To eject from the stomach; to vomit up.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Puke \Puke\, n.
A medicine that causes vomiting; an emetic; a vomit.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
puke
n 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'" [syn: {rotter}, {dirty dog},
{rat}, {skunk}, {stinker}, {stinkpot}, {bum}, {puke},
{crumb}, {lowlife}, {scum bag}, {so-and-so}, {git}]
2: the matter ejected in vomiting [syn: {vomit}, {vomitus},
{puke}, {barf}]
v 1: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After
drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged
continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave
him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge}, {cast},
{sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {retch},
{puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {honk},
{regurgitate}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]
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