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sick

1  [sik] adjective, -er, -est, noun
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–adjective
1. afflicted with ill health or disease; ailing.
2. affected with nausea; inclined to vomit.
3. deeply affected with some unpleasant feeling, as of sorrow, disgust, or boredom: sick at heart; to be sick of parties.
4. mentally, morally, or emotionally deranged, corrupt, or unsound: a sick mind; wild statements that made him seem sick.
5. characteristic of a sick mind: sick fancies.
6. dwelling on or obsessed with that which is gruesome, sadistic, ghoulish, or the like; morbid: a sick comedian; sick jokes.
7. of, pertaining to, or for use during sickness: He applied for sick benefits.
8. accompanied by or suggestive of sickness; sickly: a sick pallor; the sick smell of disinfectant in the corridors.
9. disgusted; chagrined.
10. not in proper condition; impaired.
11. Agriculture.
a. failing to sustain adequate harvests of some crop, usually specified: a wheat-sick soil.
b. containing harmful microorganisms: a sick field.
12. Now Rare. menstruating.
–noun
13. (used with a plural verb) sick persons collectively (usually prec. by the).
—Idioms
14. call in sick, to notify one's place of employment by telephone that one will be absent from work because of being ill.
15. sick and tired, utterly weary; fed up: I'm sick and tired of working so hard!
16. sick at one's stomach, Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. nauseated.
17. sick to one's stomach, Chiefly Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. nauseated.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME sik, sek, OE sēoc; c. D ziek, G siech, ON sjūkr, Goth siuks

Synonyms:
1. infirm, indisposed. See ill. 2. nauseous, nauseated.

Antonyms:
1. well, hale, healthy.
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sick 1   (sĭk)   
adj.   sick·er, sick·est

    1. Suffering from or affected with a physical illness; ailing.

    2. Of or for sick persons: sick wards.

    3. Nauseated.

    4. Mentally ill or disturbed.

    5. Unwholesome, morbid, or sadistic: a sick joke; a sick crime.

    6. Deeply distressed; upset: sick with worry.

    7. Disgusted; revolted.

    8. Weary; tired: sick of it all.

    9. Pining; longing: sick for his native land.

    10. In need of repairs: a sick ship.

    11. Constituting an unhealthy environment for those working or residing within: a sick office building.

    1. Mentally ill or disturbed.

    2. Unwholesome, morbid, or sadistic: a sick joke; a sick crime.

    3. Deeply distressed; upset: sick with worry.

    4. Disgusted; revolted.

    5. Weary; tired: sick of it all.

    6. Pining; longing: sick for his native land.

    7. In need of repairs: a sick ship.

    8. Constituting an unhealthy environment for those working or residing within: a sick office building.

  3. Defective; unsound: a sick economy.

    1. Deeply distressed; upset: sick with worry.

    2. Disgusted; revolted.

    3. Weary; tired: sick of it all.

    4. Pining; longing: sick for his native land.

    5. In need of repairs: a sick ship.

    6. Constituting an unhealthy environment for those working or residing within: a sick office building.

    1. In need of repairs: a sick ship.

    2. Constituting an unhealthy environment for those working or residing within: a sick office building.

  6. Unable to produce a profitable yield of crops: sick soil.

n.   (used with a pl. verb)
Sick people considered as a group. Often used with the.

[Middle English, from Old English sēoc.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
sick (up)

  1. in.
    to empty one's stomach; to vomit. : I think I'm going to sick up. Isn't there supposed to be a barf bag in one of these seat pockets?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

sick  (v.)
"set upon" (sick him!), 1845, dialectal variant of seek.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sick
Pronunciation: 'sik
Function: adjective
1 a : affected with disease or ill health b : of, relating to, or intendedfor use in sickness sick ward> c : affected with nausea : inclined to vomit or being in the act of vomiting <sick to one's stomach> sick in the car>
2 : mentally or emotionally unsound or disordered
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

sick (sĭk)
adj. sick·er, sick·est

  1. Suffering from or affected with a disease or disorder.

  2. Of or for sick persons.

  3. Nauseated.

  4. Mentally ill or disturbed.

  5. Constituting an unhealthy environment for those working or residing within, as of a building.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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