~ 1
■ adjective
1》 affected by physical or mental illness.
2》 feeling nauseous and wanting to vomit.
↘ informal disappointed, mortified, or miserable.
↘ archaic pining or longing.
3》 ( ~ of ) bored by or annoyed with through excessive exposure.
4》 informal (of humour) dealing offensively with unpleasant subjects.
↘having abnormal or unnatural tendencies; perverted.
5》 informal excellent.
■ noun Brit. informal vomit.
■ verb ( ~ something up ) Brit. informal bring something up by vomiting.
Phrases
be ~
1》 be ill.
2》 Brit. vomit.
get ~
1》 be ill.
2》 N. Amer. vomit.
~ to one's stomach
1》 nauseous.
2》 disgusted.
Derivatives
~ish adjective
Origin
OE sēoc , of Gmc origin.
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~ 2
■ verb
1》 ( ~ something on ) set a dog on.
2》 ( ~ someone on ) informal set someone to pursue, keep watch on, or accompany.
Origin
C19: dialect var. of seek .