puked

Lost one's lunch

Puked is the past tense of puke, meaning to vomit.

The word is informal but not vulgar: He puked all over the bathroom floor.

Like vomit, it extends to disgust or rejection: The system puked when I tried to upload the file.

vomiting

retch

Gag involuntarily

  • heaveForceful lift or throw
  • barfExpel stomach contents
  • hurlThrow with great force

spew · regurgitate · gag · dry heave · throw up · disgorge · expel · eject · stomach · bile

nausea

queasy

Mildly sick to stomach

woozy · unsettled · motion sickness · seasickness · morning sickness · upset stomach · retching · gagging · waves · churning

illness

sick

Unwell or impressively cool

  • fluContagious respiratory illness
  • virusMicroscopic infectious agent
  • food poisoningSickness from contaminated eating

stomach bug · gastroenteritis · fever · infection · bedridden · contagious · miserable · dehydrated · weak · recovery

disgust

gross

Total before subtractions

foul · vile · repulsive · sickening · stomach-turning · putrid · rancid · nauseating · offensive · horrid

intoxication

drunk

Impaired by alcohol

sloshed · blitzed · trashed · obliterated · smashed · hungover · binge · overindulged · alcohol · party

Opposites
digestive retention vs. expulsion

pukedkept down

Held in check

held down · digested · retained · stomached · settled

direction of digestive process

pukedswallowed

Passed through throat

ate · ingested · consumed · drank · gulped

Phrases
Family

puke, puking, pukes, pukey

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG