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Drinking vs Puke - What's the difference?

drinking | puke |

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.

As nouns the difference between drinking and puke

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

As an adjective puke is

a fine grade of woolen cloth.

drinking

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (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.

    puke

    English

    Etymology 1

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

    Noun

  • (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.
  • Synonyms
    * See * (person) rotter

    Verb

    (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
    Synonyms
    * See
    Derived terms
    * puker

    Etymology 2

    (en)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • A fine grade of woolen cloth
  • 1599 ,
  • :* Puke -stocking caddis garter
  • A very dark, dull, brownish-red color.
  • References

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