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2 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: belching n 1: the forceful expulsion of something from inside; "the belching of smoke from factory chimneys" 2: a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth [syn: {belch}, {burp}, {burping}, {eructation}]
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