burk

See also: Burk

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k

Verb

burk (third-person singular simple present burks, present participle burking, simple past and past participle burked)

1. (intransitive, slang, Southern US) To vomit.

   It was nasty, y’all. She just burked all over my sedan.

Anagrams

• BRUK

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish budhker, from Old Norse buðkr. Related to German Bottich.

Pronunciation

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Noun

burk c

1. pot, can, jar; an inflexible vessel, usually with lid and often approximately cylindrical, used for storage
2. (slang) TV set
3. (slang) computer case
4. (slang) sidecar (on a motorcycle, chiefly in the context of competitions)
5. (slang) idiot

Declension

Declension of burk

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	burk	burks
	definite	burken	burkens
plural	indefinite	burkar	burkars
	definite	burkarna	burkarnas

Synonyms

• (TV set): dumburk
• (computer case): datorlåda, datorchassi

Derived terms

• aluminiumburk
• barnmatsburk
• burka
• burkautomat
• burkig
• burkinsamling
• burklock
• burkläsk
• burkmat
• burkslav
• burksoppa
• burkträl
• burköl
• burköppnare
• dumburk
• färgburk
• glasburk
• gurkburk
• honungsburk
• kaffeburk
• kakburk
• konservburk
• matburk
• plastburk
• plåtburk
• syltburk
• ölburk

 

References

• burk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• burk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• burk in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• bruk