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Dictionary: belch   (bĕlch) pronunciation

v., belched, belch·ing, belch·es.

v.intr.
  1. To expel gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth; burp.
  2. To erupt or explode.
  3. To gush forth.
v.tr.
  1. To expel (gas) noisily from the stomach through the mouth; burp.
  2. To eject violently.

[Middle English belchen, from Old English bealcettan or from *bealcian, akin to bealcan.]

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verb

    To send forth (confined matter) violently: disgorge, eject, eruct, erupt, expel, spew. Geology extravasate. See explosion/collapse.

(bĕlch)
v., belched, belch·ing, belch·es.

To expel stomach gas noisily through the mouth; burp.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth
  Synonyms: belching, burp, burping, eructation


The verb belch has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: expel gas from the stomach
  Synonyms: burp, bubble, eruct

Meaning #2: become active and spew forth lava and rocks; of volcanoes
  Synonyms: erupt, extravasate


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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - ræbe, bøvse
v. tr. - udspy
n. - ræd, bøvs, opstød

Nederlands (Dutch)
boeren, uitstoten, boer

Français (French)
v. intr. - roter, faire un renvoi
v. tr. - vomir, cracher (un volcan, un fusil)
n. - renvoi, rot

Deutsch (German)
v. - rülpsen, aufstoßen, ausstoßen
n. - Rülpser

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ρεύομαι, ξερνώ, βγάζω, εξακοντίζω βίαια
n. - ρέψιμο

Italiano (Italian)
ruttare, espellere, rutto

Português (Portuguese)
v. - arrotar
n. - arroto (m)

Русский (Russian)
отрыгнуть, исторгнуть, отрыжка

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - eructar, regoldar
v. tr. - vomitar, arrojar de sí
n. - eructo, vómito, regüeldo, flatulencia

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - rapa, spy ut eld
n. - rap(ning), uppstötning

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
打嗝, 爆发, 嗳气, 吐出, 喷出, 喷射, 喷出物, 喷吐

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 打嗝, 爆發
v. tr. - 打嗝, 噯氣, 吐出, 噴出, 噴射
n. - 打嗝, 噯氣, 噴出物, 噴吐

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 트림을 하다, 내뿜다
v. tr. - 트림하다, 분출하다
n. - 트림, 분출

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - げっぷをする, 噴出する
n. - おくび, げっぷ, 炎の噴出, 噴出物

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) تجشأ, نفث دخانا, قذف لهيبا (الاسم) تجشؤ, قذف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮גיהק, פלט‬
v. tr. - ‮פלט‬
n. - ‮גיהוק, פליטה (של עשן)‬


 
 
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