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sick

/sɪk/
noun

  1. Sick people in general as a group.

    "We have to cure the sick."

  2. Vomit.

    "He lay there in a pool of his own sick."

verb

  1. To vomit.

    "I woke up at 4 am and sicked on the floor."

  2. To fall sick; to sicken.

adjective

  1. Having an urge to vomit.

    Similar: nauseated

  2. In poor health.

    "She was sick all day with the flu."

    Similar: ill, not well, poorly, sickly, unwell

  3. Mentally unstable, disturbed.

    Similar: disturbed, twisted, warped

Synonymsdisturbed, twisted, warped, ill, not well, poorly
Antonymscrap, naff, uncool, fit, healthy, well

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