sick
1
[ sik ]
/ sɪk /
adjective, sick·er, sick·est.
noun
(used with a plural verb)
sick persons collectively (usually preceded by the).
Idioms for sick
Origin of sick
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before 900; Middle English
sik, sek, Old English
sēoc; cognate with Dutch
ziek, German
siech, Old Norse
sjūkr, Gothic
siuks
SYNONYMS FOR sick
2 nauseous, nauseated.
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sic
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or sick
[ sik ]
/ sɪk /
verb (used with object), sicced or sicked [sikt] /sɪkt/, sic·cing or sick·ing.
to attack (used especially in commanding a dog): Sic 'em!
to incite to attack (usually followed by on).
Origin of sic
1
First recorded in 1835–45; variant of
seek
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British Dictionary definitions for sick (1 of 5)
See also
sick-out
Derived forms of sick
sickish, adjectiveWord Origin for sick
Old English
sēoc; related to Old Norse
skjūkr, Gothic
siuks, Old High German
sioh
British Dictionary definitions for sick (2 of 5)
British Dictionary definitions for sick (3 of 5)
sic
1
/ (sɪk) /
adverb
so or thus: inserted in brackets in a written or printed text to indicate that an odd or questionable reading is what was actually written or printed
Word Origin for sic
Latin
British Dictionary definitions for sick (4 of 5)
sic
2
/ (sɪk) /
verb sics, sicking or sicked (tr)
to turn on or attack: used only in commands, as to a dog
to urge (a dog) to attack
Word Origin for sic
C19: dialect variant of
seek
British Dictionary definitions for sick (5 of 5)
Medical definitions for sick
sick
[ sĭk ]
adj.
Suffering from or affected with a disease or disorder.
Of or for sick persons.
Nauseated.
Mentally ill or disturbed.
Constituting an unhealthy environment for those working or residing within, as of a building.
Cultural definitions for sick
sic
A Latin word for “thus,” used to indicate that an apparent error is part of quoted material and not an editorial mistake: “The learned geographer asserts that ‘the capital of the United States is Washingtown [sic].’”
Idioms and Phrases with sick
sick