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Pronunciation : Belch
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. belken, AS. bealcan, akin to E. bellow. See Bellow, v. i.]
Definition : 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.

t. [imp. & p. p. Belched; p. pr. & vb. n. Belching.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Belch
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To eject wind from the stomach through the mouth; to eructate.

2. To issue with spasmodic force or noise. Dryden.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Belch
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The act of belching; also, that which is belched; an eructation.

2. Malt liquor; -- vulgarly so called as causing eructation. [Obs.] Dennis.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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