belch
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English belchen, from Old English bealcan, bialcan; related to Dutch balken (“to bray”), Middle Low German belken (“to shout”).
Verb [edit]
belch (third-person singular simple present belches, present participle belching, simple past and past participle belched)
- To expel gas loudly or rudely from the stomach through the mouth.
- My father used to belch after having a fine meal.
- To issue with spasmodic force or noise.
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Translations [edit]
expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
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Noun [edit]
belch (plural belches)
- The sound one makes when belching.
- (obsolete) malt liquor
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Synonyms [edit]
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sound one makes when belching