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sick verb
Meaning : Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.
Example :
After drinking too much, the students vomited.
He purged continuously.
The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night.
Synonyms : barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, retch, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up
Manage not to throw up.
keep downsick adjective
Meaning : Affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function.
Example :
Ill from the monotony of his suffering.
Synonyms : ill
In good health especially after having suffered illness or injury.
Appears to be entirely well.The wound is nearly well.
A well man.
I think I'm well; at least I feel well.
well
Meaning : (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness. Dim or feeble.
Example :
The pale light of a half moon.
A pale sun.
The late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street.
A pallid sky.
The pale (or wan) stars.
The wan light of dawn.
Meaning : Deeply affected by a strong feeling.
Example :
Sat completely still, sick with envy.
She was sick with longing.
Meaning : Shockingly repellent. Inspiring horror.
Example :
Ghastly wounds.
The grim aftermath of the bombing.
The grim task of burying the victims.
A grisly murder.
Gruesome evidence of human sacrifice.
Macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages.
Macabre tortures conceived by madmen.
