Sick (Verb)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- She felt queasy and about to sick up after riding the roller coaster.
- The smell of rotten food made him sick his lunch all over the floor.
- After eating a spoiled tuna sandwich, Jack began to sick his breakfast as well.
- During pregnancy, she would often wake up to sick what little food she had in her stomach.
- The chemotherapy left the cancer patient weak as he sick up almost everything his family tried to feed him.
Synonyms
- Cast
- Vomit Up
- Honk
- Purge
- Retch
- Chuck
- Spew
- Cat
- Puke
- Be Sick
- Barf
- Vomit
- Throw Up
- Regorge
- Spue
- Regurgitate
- Upchuck
- Disgorge