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Vomiting vs Puke - What's the difference?

vomiting | puke |

As verbs the difference between vomiting and puke

is that vomiting is present participle of lang=en while puke is to vomit; to throw up; to eject from the stomach.

As nouns the difference between vomiting and puke

is that vomiting is the action of the verb vomit while puke is vomit.

As an adjective puke is

a fine grade of woolen cloth.

vomiting

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb vomit
  • * (Jeremy Taylor)
    • Epilepsies, or fallings and reelings, and beastly vomitings . The least of these, even when the tongue begins to be untied, is a degree of drunkenness.

    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." ----