upchucks
Loses one's lunch
Upchucks is the third-person singular present tense of the verb upchuck, a casual and somewhat crude term meaning to vomit.
The word evokes the physical motion of stomach contents coming up and out.
He upchucks every time he rides the Tilt-A-Whirl.
It's less vulgar than some alternatives but still too informal for polite company.
Eject stomach contents
- regurgitateExpel swallowed matter
- retchGag involuntarily
- heaveForceful lift or throw
- spewEject with force
Mildly sick to stomach
- queasinessMild stomach disturbance
- gaggingReflex throat constriction
- retchingHeaving without expelling
- seasickIll from ocean motion
carsick · airsick · bilious · dizzy · lightheaded · vertigo · pallor · sweating
Viral digestive tract infection
- food poisoningSickness from contaminated eating
- gastroenteritisInflamed digestive tract illness
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- bugCrawling creature or defect
norovirus · indigestion · stomach bug · fever · infection · dehydration · contagion · sick
Intense physical disgust
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- distasteMild aversion or dislike
- aversionIntense dislike or repugnance
gross · nauseating · sickening · stomach-turning · repulsive · vile · foul · putrid
vomit
Eject stomach contents
- regurgitateExpel swallowed matter
- retchGag involuntarily
- heaveForceful lift or throw
spew · barf · puke · hurl · gag · disgorge · expel · eject · purge · belch
queasy
Mildly sick to stomach
- queasinessMild stomach disturbance
- gaggingReflex throat constriction
- retchingHeaving without expelling
seasick · carsick · airsick · bilious · dizzy · lightheaded · vertigo · pallor · sweating · clammy
stomach flu
Viral digestive tract infection
- food poisoningSickness from contaminated eating
- gastroenteritisInflamed digestive tract illness
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
bug · norovirus · indigestion · stomach bug · fever · infection · dehydration · contagion · sick · ill
revulsion
Intense physical disgust
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- distasteMild aversion or dislike
aversion · gross · nauseating · sickening · stomach-turning · repulsive · vile · foul · putrid · rancid
upchuckskeeps down
Suppresses or controls
retains · holds down · digests · absorbs · stomachs