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belch

  [belch]
–verb (used without object)
1. to eject gas spasmodically and noisily from the stomach through the mouth; eruct.
2. 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.
–noun
5. an instance of belching; eructation.
6. a violent emittance of flame, smoke, gas, etc.
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Origin:
bef. 1000; ME belchen, OE bealcettan; c. D balken, belken to bray; perhaps extended form akin to bell 2 , bellow

Related forms:
belcher, noun
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belch   (bělch)   
v.   belched, belch·ing, belch·es

v.   intr.

  1. To expel gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth; burp.

  2. To erupt or explode.

  3. To gush forth.

v.   tr.

  1. To expel (gas) noisily from the stomach through the mouth; burp.

  2. To eject violently.


[Middle English belchen, from Old English bealcettan or from *bealcian; akin to bealcan.]
belch n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
belch [bɛltʃ]

  1. n.
    beer, especially bad beer. : Pass the belch. Anything's good on a hot day.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

belch  (v.)
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. 1580. It is recorded in 1706 as a slang noun meaning "poor beer."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2belch
Function: noun
: an act or instance of belching : ERUCTATION
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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belch (bělch)
v. belched, belch·ing, belch·es
To expel stomach gas noisily through the mouth; burp.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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