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belch.

To expel (gas) from the stomach through the mouth; especially, to do so loudly.

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Meaning & usage

verb/ˈbɛltʃ/UK
  1. To expel (gas) from the stomach through the mouth; especially, to do so loudly.

    ambitransitive
  2. To eject or emit (something) with spasmodic force or noise.

    ambitransitive
    Thick smoke belched through the funnels of the steamship.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English belchen, from Old English bielċan, from Proto-Germanic *balkijaną, *belkaną, probably ultimately of imitative origin. Related to Dutch balken (“to bray”), Middle Low German belken (“to shout”), Low German bölken (“to shout, bark”), Old English bealċettan (“to utter, send forth”). See also English bolk, boak.

noun/ˈbɛltʃ/UK
  1. An instance of belching; the sound that it makes.

  2. Malt liquor.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English belchen, from Old English bielċan, from Proto-Germanic *balkijaną, *belkaną, probably ultimately of imitative origin. Related to Dutch balken (“to bray”), Middle Low German belken (“to shout”), Low German bölken (“to shout, bark”), Old English bealċettan (“to utter, send forth”). See also English bolk, boak.

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