"puke" in the noun sense

1. rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

"only a rotter would do that"

"kill the rat"

"throw the bum out"

"you cowardly little pukes!"

"the British call a contemptible person a `git'"

2. vomit, vomitus, puke, barf

the matter ejected in vomiting

"puke" in the verb sense

1. vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up

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"

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