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Definition of
sick noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
sick
noun
noun
NAmE
/
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sɪk
/
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sick people
1
the sick
[
plural
]
2
people who are sick
to heal the sick
All the sick and wounded were evacuated.
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sick
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sick
adjective
sick day
noun
sick pay
noun
sick leave
noun
sick headache
noun
be sick
fall sick
sick building syndrome
noun
sick at heart
be worried sick
be sick with worry
make somebody sick
(as) sick as a dog
sick to your stomach
feel sick to your stomach
hate, be sick of, etc. the sight of somebody/something
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Idioms
be sick
fall sick
sick at heart
be worried sick
be sick with worry
make somebody sick
(as) sick as a dog
sick to your stomach
feel sick to your stomach
hate, be sick of, etc. the sight of somebody/something
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