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▪ I. sick [sick sicks sicked sicking sicker sickest] adjective, noun, verb BrE [sɪk] NAmE [sɪk]
adjective

ILL
1. physically or mentally ill
•a sick child
• Her mother's very sick.
• Peter has been off sick (= away from work because he is ill) for two weeks.
•Emma has just called in sick (= telephoned to say she will not be coming to work because she is ill).
•Britain's workers went sick (= did not go to work because they were ill) for a record number of days last year.
• (NAmE)I can't afford to get sick (= become ill).

WANTING TO VOMIT
2. not usually before noun (especially BrE)feeling that you want to ↑vomit
• Mum, I feel sick!
• If you eat any more cake you'll make yourself sick.
•a sick feeling in your stomach

-SICK
3. (in compounds)feeling sick as a result of travelling on a ship, plane, etc
•seasick
•airsick
•carsick
•travel-sick

BORED
4. (informal)bored with or annoyed about sth that has been happening for a long time, and wanting it to stop
•~ of sb/sth I'm sick of the way you've treated me.
• I'm sick and tired of your moaning.
•I'm sick to death of all of you!
•We are getting heartily sick of your attitude.
•~ of doing sth We're sick of waiting around like this.

CRUEL/STRANGE
5. (informal) (especially of humour)dealing with suffering, disease or death in a cruel way that some people think is offensive
•a sick joke
•That's really sick.
6. (informal)getting enjoyment from doing strange or cruel things
•a sick mind
•People think I'm sick for having a rat as a pet.
•We live in a sick society.
see also ↑homesick, ↑lovesick

Word Origin:
Old English sēoc ‘affected by illness’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ziek and German siech.

Thesaurus:
sick adj.
1.
•Her mother' s very sick.
not (very) well • • unwell • • sickly • • unhealthy • |especially BrE ill • |especially spoken bad • |formal ailing •
Opp: well
sick/unwell/ill with flu, a fever, etc.
a sick/an ailing mother/father/parent/husband/wife
sick/sickly/unhealthy/seriously ill children
become/get/fall sick/ill
Sick or ill? In British English the usual word is ill, unless you are taking time off work because of illness:
•Ellie is off sick/called in sick today.
✗ Ellie is off ill/called in ill today. In American English the usual word is sick; ill is only used about very serious illnesses.
2. not usually before noun
•Whenever I think about the exams I feel physically sick.
queasy • |formal nauseous •
sick/queasy/nauseous with fear
feel sick/queasy/nauseous
make sb sick/queasy/nauseous
3. sick of sth not before noun (informal)
•I'm sick and tired of your moaning.
bored • |informal fed up •
sick/bored/fed up of sth
get sick/bored/fed up of sth
sick/bored to death (of sb/sth)

Collocations:
Illnesses
Becoming ill
catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(BrE) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug
get (BrE) ill/(NAmE) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu/a migraine
come down with a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu
contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS
be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV
develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis
have a heart attack/a stroke
provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction
block/burst/rupture a blood vessel
damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon
Being ill
feel (BrE) ill/sick/nauseous/queasy
be running (BrE) a temperature/(NAmE) a fever
have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(BrE) a high temperature/(NAmE) a fever
suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/bouts of depression/a mental disorder
be laid up with/ (BrE) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu/a migraine
nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover
battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism
Treatments
examine a patient
diagnose a condition/disease/disorder
be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia
prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics
treat sb for cancer/depression/shock
have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer
have/be given an injection/(BrE) a flu jab/(NAmE) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray
cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient
prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs
be vaccinated against the flu/(BrE) flu/the measles/(BrE) measles/polio/smallpox
enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease

Example Bank:
•Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.
•He fell sick with yellow fever.
•He leaned sideways and was violently sick.
•He was getting heartily sick of all the false sympathy.
•Her attitude makes me sick.
•I feel sick to my stomach just thinking about it.
•I get sick if I sit in the back seat.
•I'm getting sick of all these delays.
•I'm getting sick of you leaving things in a mess.
•If you eat all that chocolate it'll make you sick.
•It was pretty sick humour, I thought.
•John's not in the office today, he's off sick.
•Laura felt almost sick with embarrassment.
•Mum, I feel sick!
•She was afraid she would get sick if she stayed in that place any longer.
•She was getting a bit sick of his moaning.
•She was sick with cancer.
•The home has 20 chronically sick and disabled residents.
•The house has accommodation for up to 60 chronically sick or disabled residents.
•The workers got sick from radiation exposure.
•Whoever started the fire must be sick in the head.
•You're really sick, you know that?
•a very sick woman in the next bed
•Don't ask a babysitter to look after a sick child.
•Emma has just called in sick.
•Her mother's very sick.
•I had a sick feeling in my stomach.
•If you eat any more cake you'll make yourself sick.
•Peter has been off sick.
•Whenever I think about my exams I feel physically sick.
Idioms: ↑fall sick ▪ ↑make somebody sick ▪ ↑sick as a dog ▪ ↑sick as a parrot ▪ ↑sick at heart ▪ ↑sick to your stomach ▪ ↑worried sick; be sick with worry
Derived: ↑sick something up

noun

VOMIT
1. uncountable (BrE, informal)food that you bring back up from your stomach through your mouth
Syn: ↑vomit
•There was a pool of sick on the carpet.

ILL PEOPLE
2. the sickplural people who are ill/sick
•to heal the sick
•All the sick and wounded were evacuated.

Word Origin:
Old English sēoc ‘affected by illness’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ziek and German siech.

Example Bank:
•The sick and wounded were evacuated from the war zone.
•the Church's mission to preach the gospel and heal the sick
•workers who are caring for the sick and elderly

verb
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English sēoc ‘affected by illness’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ziek and German siech.

See also: ↑take sick

▪ II. be ˈsick idiom
(BrE)to bring food from your stomach back out through your mouth
Syn: ↑vomit
• I was sick three times in the night.
• She had been violently sick.
Main entry: ↑sick_idiom