Upchuck — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌptʃˈʌk/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌptʃˈʌk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌptʃˈʌk/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌptʃˈʌk/.

Examples

After drinking too much, the students vomited
He purged continuously
The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

keep down

Parts of Speech

verb	eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth “After drinking too much, the students vomited”

Word Forms

vomit	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
vomiter	noun	a person who vomits
vomiting	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
sick	noun	people who are sick
disgorgement	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
retch	noun	an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
puke	noun	the matter ejected in vomiting
puking	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
spewer	noun	a person who vomits
regurgitation	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

dégueuler

éjecter le contenu de l'estomac par la bouche

🇪🇸Spanish

vomitar a uno

expulsar el contenido del estómago por la boca

🇮🇹Italian

vomitare

espellere il contenuto dello stomaco attraverso la bocca

🇳🇱Dutch

opscheppen

werp de inhoud van de maag via de mond uit

🇵🇹Portuguese

vomitar

ejetar o conteúdo do estômago pela boca

🇷🇺Russian

хулиган

выброс содержимого желудка через рот

India

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪ್ಚಕ್

ಹೊಟ್ಟೆಯ ವಿಷಯಗಳನ್ನು ಬಾಯಿಯ ಮೂಲಕ ಹೊರಹಾಕಿ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

厄普恰克

通过嘴排出胃内容物

🇯🇵Japanese

アップチャック

胃の内容物を口から排出する

🇰🇷Korean

토하다

입으로 위의 내용물을 배출한다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự lộn xộn

đẩy nội dung của dạ dày qua miệng

🇹🇭Thai

อ้วก

ขับสิ่งที่อยู่ในกระเพาะอาหารออกทางปาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

muntah

mengeluarkan isi lambung melalui mulut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تقيأ

إخراج محتويات المعدة عن طريق الفم

🇮🇷Persian

آپچاک

محتویات معده را از طریق دهان خارج کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

kusmak

mide içeriğini ağız yoluyla dışarı atmak

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The primary meaning of 'upchuck' is 'eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth'.

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Using 'upchuck' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'upchuck' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'upchuck' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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