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Dictionary: e·ruct   (ĭ-rŭkt') pronunciation
tr. & intr.v., e·ruct·ed, e·ruct·ing, e·ructs.
To belch.

[Latin ērūctāre : ē-, ex-, ex- + rūctāre, to belch.]


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verb

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

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: v. - Expel gas from the stomach; Eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical.

Tutor's tip: Be careful not to "eruct" (to belch) if you want to "erect" (to raise; to construct; to assemble) a house of cards!

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical
  Synonyms: spew, spew out

Meaning #2: expel gas from the stomach
  Synonyms: burp, bubble, belch


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr., -
v. intr. - have opstød

Nederlands (Dutch)
boeren, spuwen (m.n. vulkaan)

Français (French)
v. tr. - roter
v. intr. - roter

Deutsch (German)
v. - rülpsen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ρεύομαι

Italiano (Italian)
eruttare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - arrotar

Русский (Russian)
отрыгнуть

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - eructar, regoldar
v. intr. - eructar, regoldar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - rapa

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
喷出, 打嗝

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 噴出
v. intr. - 打嗝, 噴出

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 트림을 하다, 뿜어내다
v. intr. - 트림하다, 분출하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - おくびを出す, 噴出する, 出す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقذف, يتجشأ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גיהק‬
v. intr. - ‮גיהק‬


 
 
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