1. to retch or gag; to make a sound as if about to vomit
Usage: informal; chiefly British

1. a retching sound or sensation; an act of gagging
Usage: informal; chiefly British

Examples

• The smell made him kecks involuntarily.
• She kecks at the sight of blood.
• He let out a loud keck when he swallowed the bitter medicine.
• The child kecks whenever she tries to brush her back teeth.
• A keck escaped his throat as he gagged on the food.