[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]