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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical;
- Example: "the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"
- Example: "The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate"
[syn: spew, spew out, eruct]

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


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Eruct \E*ruct"\, Eructate \E*ruc"tate\, v. t. [L. eructare; e out + ructare to belch: cf. F. ['e]ructer.] To eject, as wind, from the stomach; to belch. [R.] --Howell. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

eruct v 1: eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical; "the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; "The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate" [syn: spew, spew out, eruct] 2: expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table" [syn: burp, bubble, belch, eruct]