pukes

Ejects stomach contents

Pukes is the third-person singular of puke, meaning to vomit: She pukes every time she rides in the backseat.

As a noun, pukes are instances of vomiting or the vomit itself.

Puke can also mean a contemptible person: Those pukes don't deserve your time.

vomiting

retch

Gag involuntarily

  • heaveForceful lift or throw
  • gagMouth restraint or jest
  • spewEject with force

regurgitate · barf · hurl · upchuck · disgorge · dry-heave · projectile · splatter · bile · vomit

nausea

queasy

Mildly sick to stomach

retching · seasick · carsick · airsick · stomach-turning · gut-wrenching · heaving · lurching · woozy · unsettled

illness

gastroenteritis

Inflamed digestive tract illness

concussion · migraine · vertigo · fever · bug · virus · infection · overindulgence · intoxication · rotavirus

disgust

gross

Total before subtractions

stomach-churning · nauseating · repulsive · foul · vile · putrid · rancid · rank · fetid · offensive

slang

barfs

Ejects stomach contents

yaks · chunder

Opposites
direction of ingestion

pukesswallows

Gulps or migratory birds

ingests · eats · drinks · consumes · gulps

retention vs expulsion

pukeskeeps down

Suppresses or controls

holds down · retains · digests · stomachs · absorbs

bodily response to nausea

pukessuppresses

Actively prevents expression

settles

Phrases
Family

puke, puking, puked

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG