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verb (used without object)
1.
to eject gas spasmodically and noisily from the stomach through the mouth; eruct.
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to emit contents violently, as a gun, geyser, or volcano.
3.
to issue spasmodically; gush forth: Fire and smoke belched from the dragon's mouth.
verb (used with object)
4.
to eject (gas or the like) spasmodically or violently; give forth: a chimney belching smoke.
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Belched
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
noun
5.
an instance of belching; eructation.
6.
a violent emittance of flame, smoke, gas, etc.
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belch
O.E. bealcan "bring up wind from the stomach," also "swell, heave," of echoic origin (cf. Du. balken "to bray, shout"). Extended to volcanoes, cannons, etc. 1570s. It is recorded in 1706 as a slang noun meaning "poor beer."
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Medical Dictionary
belch (bělch)
v. belched, belch·ing, belch·es
To expel stomach gas noisily through the mouth; burp.
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belch definition[bɛltʃ]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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