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keck.

To heave or retch as if to vomit.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/kɛk/
  1. To heave or retch as if to vomit.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Imitative. Compare German köken (“to vomit”).

noun/kɛk/
  1. The cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris).

    dialectal · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From earlier dialectal kex, of Celtic origin, probably from the same ultimate source as Latin cicuta (“hemlock”).

noun/kɛk/
  1. animal dung

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Manx keck (“shit”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.