Sekirov Dictionary

sick

/ˈsɪk/

adjective 9
noun 2
verb 2
forms 5
phrases 10

adjective9

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ill, or not in good health
- We have to care for the sick.
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[with with] Afflicted by (a specific condition, usually medical).
- She was sick all day with the flu.
- sick with a cold—sick with contagious diseases—sick with sciatica—sick with love—sick with worry
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[with of] Tired of or annoyed by (something that has lasted a long time or often recurs).
- sick and tired of the whining—sick of waiting—'sick of politics
- I’ve heard that song on the radio so many times that I’m starting to get sick of it.
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Having an urge to vomit.
- My daughter was violently sick three times in the night.
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(informal) Mentally unstable, disturbed.
- You sick bastard!
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(informal) In bad taste.
- That’s a sick joke.
•
(slang) Very good, excellent, awesome, badass.
- This tune is sick.
- He showed off his sick surfing skills.
•
In poor condition.
- sick building syndrome; my car is looking pretty sick; my job prospects are pretty sick
Failing to sustain adequate harvests of crop, usually specified.

noun2

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(UK, informal) Vomit.
- […] they're spitting and belching chunks of lentilly gunk. Looks like sick. — 2003
(UK, informal) (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.

verb2

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(UK, informal) To vomit.
- I woke up at 4 am and sicked on the floor.
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To fall sick; to sicken.
- Our great-grandsire, Edward, sick'd and died. — 1596

forms

sicked · sicking · sicks · sicker · sickest

Phrases with sick

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