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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth;
[syn: belch, belching, burp, burping, eructation]


VERB (2)

1. expel gas from the stomach;
- Example: "In China it is polite to burp at the table"
[syn: burp, bubble, belch, eruct]

2. become active and spew forth lava and rocks;
- Example: "Vesuvius erupts once in a while"
[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. [1913 Webster] 2. To issue with spasmodic force or noise. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Belch \Belch\, n. 1. The act of belching; also, that which is belched; an eructation. [1913 Webster] 2. Malt liquor; -- vulgarly so called as causing eructation. [Obs.] --Dennis. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster] I belched a hurricane of wind. --Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. To eject violently from within; to cast forth; to emit; to give vent to; to vent. [1913 Webster] Within the gates that now Stood open wide, belching outrageous flame. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
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]