Definition of Belch

Pronunciation: bĕlch; 224
v. t.1.To eject or throw up from the stomach with violence; to eruct.
[imp. & p. p. Belched (bĕlch); p. pr. & vb. n. Belching.]
I belched a hurricane of wind.
- Swift.
2.To eject violently from within; to cast forth; to emit; to give vent to; to vent.
Within the gates that now
Stood open wide, belching outrageous flame.
- Milton.
v. i.1.To eject wind from the stomach through the mouth; to eructate.
2.To issue with spasmodic force or noise.
n.1.The act of belching; also, that which is belched; an eructation.
2.Malt liquor; - vulgarly so called as causing eructation.


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