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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024belch /bɛltʃ/USA pronunciation v. - to send out gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth:[no object]He took a swallow of beer and belched happily.
- to gush forth;
send forth violently: [no object; (~ + out)]Smoke belched (out) from the chimney.[~ (+ out) + object]The tailpipe was belching (out) clouds of smoke.
n. [countable] - an act or instance of belching:let out a belch.
belch•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024belch (belch),USA pronunciation v.i. - to eject gas spasmodically and noisily from the stomach through the mouth;
eruct. - to emit contents violently, as a gun, geyser, or volcano.
- to issue spasmodically;
gush forth:Fire and smoke belched from the dragon's mouth.
v.t. - to eject (gas or the like) spasmodically or violently;
give forth:a chimney belching smoke.
n. - an instance of belching;
eructation. - a violent emittance of flame, smoke, gas, etc.
- bef. 1000; Middle English belchen, Old English bealcettan; cognate with Dutch balken, belken to bray; perhaps extended form akin to bell2, bellow
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: belch /bɛltʃ/ vb - (usually intr) to expel wind from the stomach noisily through the mouth; eructate
- to expel or be expelled forcefully from inside: smoke belching from factory chimneys
n - an act of belching; eructation
Etymology: Old English bialcan; related to Middle Low German belken to shout, Dutch balken to bray |