sick

IPA: sˈɪk

noun

  • (Britain, Australia, colloquial) Vomit.
  • (Britain, colloquial) (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.
  • A surname from German.

verb

  • (Britain, Australia, colloquial) To vomit.
  • (obsolete except in dialect, intransitive) To fall sick; to sicken.
  • (rare) Alternative spelling of sic (“set upon”) [To mark with a bracketed sic.]

adjective

  • (less common in the UK) In poor health; ill.
  • Having an urge to vomit.
  • (colloquial) Mentally unstable, disturbed.
  • (colloquial) In bad taste.
  • Tired of or annoyed by something.
  • (slang) Very good, excellent, awesome, badass.
  • In poor condition.
  • (agriculture) Failing to sustain adequate harvests of crop, usually specified.
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Examples of "sick" in Sentences

  • I'm sick of their flattery.
  • The sickness in the village subsided.
  • The victims are the old and the sick.
  • He is a patron saint of bodily ills and the sick.
  • Among their privileges was that of caring for the sick.
  • If the cells are spiritually sick, the body is physically sick.
  • The auxiliary sisters for the care of the sick renew their vows annually.
  • Among their privileges was that of caring for the sick of the papal household.
  • There should be mental illness laws against this sick debauchery in the world.
  • He decided to devote the rest of his life to caring for the sick and the poor.

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