Luke vs Puke - What's the difference?
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* 2005 Dallas Hudgens, Drive Like Hell , Simon and Schuster, ISBN 0743251636, page 94:
(Luke the Evangelist), an early Christian credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.
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(biblical) The Gospel of St. Luke, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the third of the four gospels.
(uncountable) vomit.
* 2007', '''',
(countable) A drug that induces vomiting.
(countable) A worthless, despicable person.
(transitive, and, intransitive) To vomit; to throw up; to eject from the stomach.
* 1599 ,
A fine grade of woolen cloth
:* Puke -stocking caddis garter
A very dark, dull, brownish-red color.
As verbs the difference between luke and puke
is that luke is to pull while puke is (transitive|and|intransitive) to vomit; to throw up; to eject from the stomach.As a noun puke is
(uncountable) vomit.As an adjective puke is
a fine grade of woolen cloth.luke
English
(wikipedia Luke)Alternative forms
* (rare biblical abbreviation)Proper noun
(en proper noun)- "Your parents like Cool Hand Luke''''', yes?" "I don't really know. Why?" "Why? Because they name you '''Luke'''." I was worried I might have to explain that my name wasn't all that uncommon, and, anyway, Claudia had named me after the alter ego of Hank Williams, ' Luke the Drifter.
- Luke , the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
puke
English
Etymology 1
1581, first mention is the derivative . More at (l).Noun
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"
Synonyms
* See * (person) rotterVerb
(puk)- At first the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms
Synonyms
* SeeDerived terms
* pukerEtymology 2
(en)Adjective
(-)- 1599 ,
References
* wollencloth:Word Detective* The Universal Dictionary of English, 1896, 4 vols: "Of a dark colour, said to be between black and russet." ----