Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
SICK — Unternehmensform Aktiengesellschaft ISIN (keine Börsennotierung) DE0007237208, (keine Börsennotierung) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Sick — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Ann Sick (* 1958), US amerikanische Crosslauf Sommerbiathletin Bastian Sick (* 1965), deutscher Journalist und Autor Erwin Sick (1909–1988), deutscher Erfinder und Unternehmer Georg Sick (1861 ???),… … Deutsch Wikipedia
sick — [sɪk] adjective 1. a sick company, economy etc is one that has financial or other difficulties such as corruption (= dishonest, illegal, or immoral behaviour): • The President lost popularity when his reforms failed to revive a sick economy. • a… … Financial and business terms
sick — sick1 [sik] adj. [ME sik, seke < OE seoc, akin to Ger siech < IE base * seug , to be troubled or grieved > Arm hiucanim, (I) am weakening] 1. suffering from disease or illness; unwell; ill: in this sense, now rare or literary in England… … English World dictionary
sick up — ˌsick ˈup [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they sick up he/she/it sicks up present participle sicking up past tense … Useful english dictionary
sick — ► ADJECTIVE 1) affected by physical or mental illness. 2) feeling nauseous and wanting to vomit. 3) informal disappointed, embarrassed, or miserable. 4) (sick of) bored by or annoyed with through excessive exposure. 5) informal having abnormal or … English terms dictionary
sick — [adj1] not healthy, not feeling well ailing, bedridden, broken down, confined, debilitated, declining, defective, delicate, diseased, disordered, down, feeble, feverish, frail, funny*, green*, hospitalized, ill, impaired, imperfect, in a bad way* … New thesaurus
Sick — Sick, v. i. To fall sick; to sicken. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sick|en — «SIHK uhn», intransitive verb. 1. to become sick: »to sicken with typhus. The bird sickened when kept in the cage. 2. a) to feel horror or nausea; experience revulsion (at something). b) to grow weary or tired (of a thing). c) to long eagerly. –v … Useful english dictionary
sick|ie — «SIHK ee», noun. 1. U.S. Slang. a sick person, especially one who is mentally ill. 2. Australian Slang. a sick leave … Useful english dictionary
