puke up

B1 slang both both

In simple words

to bring food back up out of your mouth because you are sick

Literal meaning: Literally, to bring vomit up from the stomach.

Meanings

1 B1 slang

common

to vomit

"The child puked up in the back seat on the way home."

Grammar: both

2 B1 slang

common

to vomit something that has been swallowed

"He puked his dinner up an hour later."

Grammar: both

Usage notes

Informal and somewhat crude. 'Puke' alone is more common than 'puke up'.

lunch blood medicine all over the floor after drinking in the car

Base

puke up

I/you/we/they

3rd person

pukes up

he/she/it

Past simple

puked up

yesterday

Past participle

puked up

have + pp

-ing form

puking up

continuous

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vomit throw up be sick bring up retch up spew

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