puke
part of speech
verb (puke, pukes, puked, puking) — slang; noun (puke) — slang
meaning for a pupil
1) (slang) To puke is to vomit, to be sick. tree →
2) (slang) Puke is vomit. tree →
3) (slang) «Makes me want to puke» means something is disgusting. tree →
sense in the lessons
This is casual, a bit rude slang, common among children and teenagers. Polite words: «be sick» (UK), «throw up» (informal), «vomit» (formal or medical). In stories it shows a character's casual or gross talk. Phrases: «puke up», «make me puke».
examples
- (slang) I puked after the roller coaster. tree →
- (slang) There was puke on the bus floor. tree →
- (slang) That smell makes me want to puke. tree →
- (slang) The baby puked on Dad's shirt. tree →
- (slang) Don't eat so fast or you'll puke. tree →
- (polite, UK) I was sick in the night. tree →
- (formal) The patient vomited twice. tree →
- (slang) He puked up his dinner. tree →
note
Slang; avoid with teachers or in formal writing. Regular verb: puked. Safety: if someone keeps vomiting, tell an adult.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «puke» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.