noun
Meaning 1
Vomit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
upchuck
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verb
Meaning 2
To vomit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
- Joel began to upchuck all over the grandstand.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- After drinking too much, the students vomited
- He purged continuously
- The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: excrete, egest, eliminate, pass
History
Etymology
From up- + chuck, from chuck up.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Portuguese: vomitar — to vomit
- Russian: блева́ть (blevátʹ) — to vomit