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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.
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Belching
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noun
5.
an instance of belching; eructation.
6.
a violent emittance of flame, smoke, gas, etc.
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Word Origin & History
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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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
belch (bělch)
v. belched, belch·ing, belch·es
To expel stomach gas noisily through the mouth; burp.
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Slang Dictionary
belch definition[bɛltʃ]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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