[syn: erupt, belch, extravasate]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Belch \Belch\, v. i.
1. To eject wind from the stomach through the mouth; to
eructate.
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2. To issue with spasmodic force or noise. --Dryden.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Belch \Belch\, n.
1. The act of belching; also, that which is belched; an
eructation.
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2. Malt liquor; -- vulgarly so called as causing eructation.
[Obs.] --Dennis.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Belch \Belch\ (b[e^]lch; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belched
(b[e^]lch); p. pr. & vb. n. Belching.] [OE. belken, AS.
bealcan, akin to E. bellow. See Bellow, v. i.]
1. To eject or throw up from the stomach with violence; to
eruct.
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I belched a hurricane of wind. --Swift.
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2. To eject violently from within; to cast forth; to emit; to
give vent to; to vent.
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Within the gates that now
Stood open wide, belching outrageous flame.
--Milton.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
belch
n 1: a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through
the mouth [syn: belch, belching, burp, burping,
eructation]
v 1: expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp
at the table" [syn: burp, bubble, belch, eruct]
2: become active and spew forth lava and rocks; "Vesuvius erupts
once in a while" [syn: erupt, belch, extravasate]