as in to vomit
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth the drunken reveler staggered out the door and promptly puked in the bushes

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Recent Examples of puke Here’s the play: • Shortly thereafter, however, Williams puked. Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 24 July 2024 His old friend Nora from his grade school days is in the hospital puking up blood. Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024 In one scene, Tovmasyan’s character gets his nose broken and then pukes after taking painkillers. Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024 And, like, why isn’t someone puking or smashing stuff or collapsed drunk? Matt Thompson, SPIN, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for puke 

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“Puke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puke. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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