- Belch
- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈbelch\
- Function:
- verb
- Etymology:
- Middle English, from Old English bealcan
- Date:
- before 12th century
intransitive verb
1
: to expel gas suddenly from the stomach through the mouth
2
: to erupt, explode, or detonate violently
3
: to issue forth spasmodically :
transitive verb
1
: to eject or emit violently <angrily belched insults>
2
: to expel (gas) from the stomach suddenly :
belch. (2008). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
Retrieved May 15, 2008, from //www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belch
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