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Sick

/sɪk/

Sick is an adjective, noun and verb with 6 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

adjective
  1. Tired of or annoyed by something.
    “I've heard that song on the radio so many times that I'm starting to get sick of it.”
  2. Very good, excellent, awesome, badass.
    “Dude, this car's got a sick subwoofer!”
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.”

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Synonyms rad wicked disturbed twisted warped ill
Antonyms crap naff uncool fit healthy well

Origin

From Middle English sek.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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