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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Belch \Belch\ (b[e^]lch; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belched} (b[e^]lcht); p. pr & vb n. {Belching}.] [OE. belken AS bealcan akin to E. bellow. See {Bellow}, v. i.] 1. To eject or throw up from the stomach with violence; to eruct. 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Belch \Belch\, v. i. 1. To eject wind from the stomach through the mouth; to eructate. 2. To issue with spasmodic force or noise. --Dryden. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Belch \Belch\, n. 1. The act of belching; also that which is belched; an eructation. 2. Malt liquor; -- vulgarly so called as causing eructation. [Obs.] --Dennis. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: belch n : a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth [syn: {belching}, {burp}, {burping}, {eructation}] v 1: expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table" [syn: {burp}, {bubble}, {eruct}] 2: become active and spew forth lava and rocks; of volcanoes; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while" [syn: {erupt}]
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