Drinking vs Puke - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between drinking and puke

is that drinking is while puke is (transitive|and|intransitive) to vomit; to throw up; to eject from the stomach.

is that drinking is an act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages while puke is (uncountable) vomit.

a fine grade of woolen cloth.

(head)

(en noun)

An act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages.

* 1853 , Susan Bogert Warner, The wide, wide world (page 372)

At home there were other studies and much reading; many tea drinkings on the lawn, and even breakfastings, which she thought pleasanter still.

1581, first mention is the derivative . More at (l).

(uncountable) vomit.

* 2007', '''', The Guardian Science blog, "The latest in the war on terror: the ' puke saber"

the puke saber [...] pulses light over rapidly changing wavelengths, apparently inducing "disorientation, nausea and even vomiting"

(countable) A drug that induces vomiting.

(countable) A worthless, despicable person.

* See * (person) rotter

(puk)

(transitive, and, intransitive) To vomit; to throw up; to eject from the stomach.

* 1599 ,

At first the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms

* See

* puker

(en)

(-)

A fine grade of woolen cloth

1599 ,

:* Puke -stocking caddis garter

A very dark, dull, brownish-red color.

* wollencloth: Word Detective * The Universal Dictionary of English, 1896, 4 vols: "Of a dark colour, said to be between black and russet." ----