belchverb [ I or T ]
uk/beltʃ/us/beltʃ/to allow air from the stomach to come out noisily through the mouth:
He belched noisily.
figurative The exhaust pipe belched out (= produced) dense black smoke.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Noises made by the body
- blow
- break
- break wind idiom
- burp
- clear
- cough
- fart
- footfall
- footstep
- grumble
- hiccup
- sneeze
- snore
- snort
- wheeze
- wind 1
- yawn
belch
noun [ C ] uk/beltʃ/us/beltʃ/
The baby let out a loud, satisfied belch.