sick

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative

sicker

Superlative

sickest

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

sick

past (v2)

sicked

past participle (v3)

sicked

present participle

sicking

3rd person singular

sicks

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.In poor health; ill.

   • She was sick all day with the flu.
   • We have to care for the sick.

2. 2.Having an urge to vomit.

   • My daughter was violently sick three times in the night.
   • I feel sick, like I might vomit, and I'm more tired than I can ever remember feeling.

3. 3.Mentally unstable, disturbed.(colloquial)

   • My mother has been sick since last month.
   • The sick child sat up in bed.

4. 4.In bad taste.(colloquial)

   • My mother has been sick since last month.
   • The sick child sat up in bed.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.Vomit.(colloquial)

   • The bogan, true to form, laps it up like a dog does its own sick.

2. 2.(especially in the phrases on the sick and on long-term sick) Any of various current or former benefits or allowances paid by the Government to support the sick, disabled or incapacitated.(colloquial)

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To vomit.(colloquial)

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

2. 2.To fall sick; to sicken.

   • Our great-grandsire, Edward, sick'd and died.
   • Old man to pickney, so wave unno hand if you with me /To see the sufferation sick me.

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