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UPCHUCK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does upchuck mean?
• UPCHUCK (verb)
The verb UPCHUCK has 1 sense:
1. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Familiarity information: UPCHUCK used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
regorge; vomit up; vomit; upchuck; throw up; spue; spew; sick; retch; regurgitate; barf; purge; puke; honk; disgorge; chuck; cat; cast; be sick
Context example:
The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
Hypernyms (to "upchuck" is one way to...):
egest; eliminate; excrete; pass (eliminate from the body)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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