keck

Quick; lively; pert.

To heave the stomach; retch, as in an effort to vomit. Also keckle.

Hence To feel or manifest strong disgust.

To act as if retching; arch the neck and protrude the head, as in the act of vomiting.

noun

A retching or heaving of the stomach.

noun

Same as kex

noun

A plant having a hollow stem.

noun

An effort to vomit; queasiness.

intransitive verb

To heave or to retch, as in an effort to vomit.

verb

To retch or heave as if to vomit.