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burp

  [burp] Informal.
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–noun
1. a belch; eructation.
–verb (used without object)
2. to belch; eruct.
–verb (used with object)
3. to cause (a baby) to belch by patting its back, esp. to relieve flatulence after feeding.
Origin:
1930–35, Americanism; imit.

Related forms:
burpless, adjective
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burp   (bûrp)   
n.  
  1. A belch.
  2. A brief sharp sound: the burp of antiaircraft fire.
v.   burped, burp·ing, burps

v.   intr.
  1. To belch.
  2. To make brief sharp sounds: "Radio noises burped from the front of the cabin" (Jonathan Kellerman).
v.   tr.
To cause (a baby) to expel gas from the stomach, as by patting the back after feeding.

[Imitative.]
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burp 
1932, n. and v., Amer. Eng., apparently imitative. The transitive sense of the verb is first recorded 1940.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Language Translation for : burp
Spanish: eructar,
German: ein Beuerchen machen,
Japanese: ゲップがでる
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Main Entry: 1burp
Pronunciation: 'b&rp
Function: noun
: BELCH

Main Entry: 2burp
Function: intransitive verb
: BELCH burp transitivesenses
: to help (a baby) expel gas from the stomach especially by patting or rubbing the back
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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burp (bûrp)
n.
Noisy expulsion of gas from the stomach through the mouth. v. burped, burp·ing, burps

  1. To expel gas from the stomach through the mouth.
  2. To cause a baby to expel gas from the stomach, as by patting the back after feeding.

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