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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Sick \Sick\, a. [Compar. Sicker; superl. Sickest.] [OE. sek,
sik, ill, AS. se['o]c; akin to OS. siok, seoc, OFries. siak,
D. ziek, G. siech, OHG. sioh, Icel. sj?kr, Sw. sjuk, Dan.
syg, Goth. siuks ill, siukan to be ill.]
1. Affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in
health. See the Synonym under Illness.
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Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever. --Mark i.
30.
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Behold them that are sick with famine. --Jer. xiv.
18.
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2. Affected with, or attended by, nausea; inclined to vomit;
as, sick at the stomach; a sick headache.
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3. Having a strong dislike; disgusted; surfeited; -- with of;
as, to be sick of flattery.
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He was not so sick of his master as of his work.
--L'Estrange.
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4. Corrupted; imperfect; impaired; weakned.
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So great is his antipathy against episcopacy, that,
if a seraphim himself should be a bishop, he would
either find or make some sick feathers in his wings.
--Fuller.
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Sick bay (Naut.), an apartment in a vessel, used as the
ship's hospital.
Sick bed, the bed upon which a person lies sick.
Sick berth, an apartment for the sick in a ship of war.
Sick headache (Med.), a variety of headache attended with
disorder of the stomach and nausea.
Sick list, a list containing the names of the sick.
Sick room, a room in which a person lies sick, or to which
he is confined by sickness.
Note: [These terms, sick bed, sick berth, etc., are also
written both hyphened and solid.]
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Syn: Diseased; ill; disordered; distempered; indisposed;
weak; ailing; feeble; morbid.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Sicker \Sick"er\, v. i. [AS. sicerian.] (Mining)
To percolate, trickle, or ooze, as water through a crack.
[Also written sigger, zigger, and zifhyr.] [Prov. Eng.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Sicker \Sick"er\, Siker \Sik"er\, a. [OE. siker; cf. OS. sikur,
LG. seker, D. zeker, Dan. sikker, OHG. sihhur, G. sicher; all
fr. L. securus. See Secure, Sure.]
Sure; certain; trusty. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Burns.
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When he is siker of his good name. --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Sicker \Sick"er\, Siker \Sik"er\, adv.
Surely; certainly. [Obs.]
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Believe this as siker as your creed. --Chaucer.
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Sicker, Willye, thou warnest well. --Spenser.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Sick \Sick\, a. [Compar. Sicker; superl. Sickest.] [OE. sek,
sik, ill, AS. se['o]c; akin to OS. siok, seoc, OFries. siak,
D. ziek, G. siech, OHG. sioh, Icel. sj?kr, Sw. sjuk, Dan.
syg, Goth. siuks ill, siukan to be ill.]
1. Affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in
health. See the Synonym under Illness.
Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever. --Mark i.
30.
Behold them that are sick with famine. --Jer. xiv.
18.
2. Affected with, or attended by, nausea; inclined to vomit;
as, sick at the stomach; a sick headache.
3. Having a strong dislike; disgusted; surfeited; -- with of;
as, to be sick of flattery.
He was not so sick of his master as of his work.
--L'Estrange.
4. Corrupted; imperfect; impaired; weakned.
So great is his antipathy against episcopacy, that,
if a seraphim himself should be a bishop, he would
either find or make some sick feathers in his wings.
--Fuller.
Sick bay (Naut.), an apartment in a vessel, used as the
ship's hospital.
Sick bed, the bed upon which a person lies sick.
Sick berth, an apartment for the sick in a ship of war.
Sick headache (Med.), a variety of headache attended with
disorder of the stomach and nausea.
Sick list, a list containing the names of the sick.
Sick room, a room in which a person lies sick, or to which
he is confined by sickness.
Note: [These terms, sick bed, sick berth, etc., are also
written both hyphened and solid.]
Syn: Diseased; ill; disordered; distempered; indisposed;
weak; ailing; feeble; morbid.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Sicker \Sick"er\, v. i. [AS. sicerian.] (Mining)
To percolate, trickle, or ooze, as water through a crack.
[Also written sigger, zigger, and zifhyr.] [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Sicker \Sick"er\, Siker \Sik"er\, a. [OE. siker; cf. OS. sikur,
LG. seker, D. zeker, Dan. sikker, OHG. sihhur, G. sicher; all
fr. L. securus. See Secure, Sure.]
Sure; certain; trusty. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Burns.
When he is siker of his good name. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Sicker \Sick"er\, Siker \Sik"er\, adv.
Surely; certainly. [Obs.]
Believe this as siker as your creed. --Chaucer.
Sicker, Willye, thou warnest well. --Spenser.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
sicker
German vb.
(verb form of de sickern 1 s pres ; s imp)
Middle English a.
(alternative form of enm siker)
Middle English adv.
(alternative form of enm siker)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
sicker
a.
(en-comparative of: sick).
a.
1 (lb en obsolete outside dialects) certain.
2 (lb en obsolete outside dialects) secure, safe.
adv.
1 (lb en obsolete outside dialects) certainly.
2 (lb en obsolete outside dialects) securely.
alt.
1 (lb en obsolete outside dialects) certain.
2 (lb en obsolete outside dialects) secure, safe.
alt.
(lb en intransitive literal figurative) To percolate, trickle, or
seep; to ooze, as water through a crack.
vb.
(lb en intransitive literal figurative) To percolate, trickle, or
seep; to ooze, as water through a crack.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
sicker
German vb.
(verb form of de sickern 1 s pres ; s imp)
Middle English a.
(alternative form of enm siker)
Middle English adv.
(alternative form of enm siker)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
sicker
German vb.
(verb form of de sickern 1 s pres ; s imp)
Middle English a.
(alternative form of enm siker)
Middle English adv.
(alternative form of enm siker)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
sicker
Engelska a.
(böjning en adj sick)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Sicker /sˈɪkə/
أمرض
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
sicker /sˈɪkə/
nemocnější
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
sicker /sˈɪkə/
versickern [min.]
Synonyms: soak in, infiltrate, percolate, zigger
From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]
sicker /sˈɪkə/
mais doente
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈsɪkɝ/
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