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Nausea vs Puke - What's the difference?

nausea | puke |

As nouns the difference between nausea and puke

is that nausea is (l) while puke is (uncountable) vomit.

As a verb puke is

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

As an adjective puke is

a fine grade of woolen cloth.

nausea

English

(wikipedia nausea)

Noun

  • A feeling of physical unwellness, usually with the desire to vomit.
  • Strong dislike or disgust.
  • Seasickness.

    • Derived terms

    * nauseate * nauseating * nauseous

    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." ----