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belch

/bɛltʃ/
/bɛltʃ/
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Other forms: belching; belched; belches

Definitions of belch
  1. verb
    expel gas from the stomach
    synonyms: bubble, burp, eruct
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    type of:
    breathe, emit, pass off
    expel (gases or odors)
  2. noun
    a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
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    type of:
    ejection, expulsion, forcing out, projection
    the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
  3. verb
    become active and spew forth lava and rocks
    synonyms: erupt, extravasate
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    type of:
    burst, explode
    burst outward, usually with noise
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