yuck

Pluralyucks (some meanings)

Formsyucks, yucking, yucked

1. 1
   interjection

   A word people say when something tastes or smells bad enough to disgust them.

   Like the face you make when you smell rotten eggs.

   Yuck, this milk has gone sour!

   Yuck! I just stepped in something slimy.

   Similarugh, eww, ick

   Oppositeyum

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   Something that looks, smells, or feels really gross.

   There was some kind of yuck stuck to the bottom of the pan.

   Wipe that yuck off your shoes before you come inside.

   Similargunk, muck, goo, slime, crud

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3. 3
   verbintransitive

   To say "yuck" or to show that something disgusts you.

   The kids all yucked when they saw the moldy bread.

   Don't yuck at my cooking before you even try it.

   Similargrimace

4. 4
   verbintransitive

   To throw up, or to gag.

   The bad smell made him want to yuck.

   She yucked right after tasting the spoiled milk.

   Similarretch, gag, vomit, heave

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5. 5
   nounderogatorycolloquialuncountable

   A nasty name used to insult a person.

   Get away from me, you yuck!

   They treated the new kid like a yuck.

   Similarjerk, creep, lout

6. 6
   nouncountable

   The sound of a big, hearty laugh.

   Like the big sound that comes out when something is really funny.

   A loud yuck burst out of him at the joke.

   His yuck could be heard all across the yard.

   Similarguffaw, laugh, chortle, hoot

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7. 7
   verbintransitive

   To laugh, or to make jokes.

   They yucked it up all afternoon at the picnic.

   We yuck and trade stories by the fire every night.

   Similarlaugh, joke, banter, chuckle

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8. 8
   verbtransitive

   To pull or grab something quickly and hard.

   She yucked the rope to free the tangled net.

   Don't yuck the handle so hard or it will break.

   Similaryank, jerk, pull, tug, wrench

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9. 9
   nounslangUScountable

   A second-year student at the West Point military school.

   As a yuck, she finally earned a few weekend passes.

   The yucks marched onto the parade ground at dawn.

   Similarsophomore, yearling

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10. 10
    verbdialectalMulticultural London English

    Another way to write yawk, used in some London slang.

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11. 11
    verbeuphemistic

    A rude word used in place of "fuck."

    What the yuck do you think you're doing?

    He told them all to yuck off and leave him alone.

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