belch

[belch] /bɛltʃ/
verb (used without object)
1.
to eject gas spasmodically and noisily from the stomach through the mouth; eruct.
2.
to emit contents violently, as a gun, geyser, or volcano.
3.
to issue spasmodically; gush forth:
Fire and smoke belched from the dragon's mouth.
verb (used with object)
4.
to eject (gas or the like) spasmodically or violently; give forth:
a chimney belching smoke.
noun
5.
an instance of belching; eructation.
6.
a violent emittance of flame, smoke, gas, etc.
Origin
before 1000; Middle English belchen, Old English bealcettan; cognate with Dutch balken, belken to bray; perhaps extended form akin to bell2, bellow
Related forms
belcher, noun
outbelch, verb (used with object)
Examples from the web for belch
  • Illuminated by the invisible rays of the ultra-violet light, windows blaze light, stacks belch smoke.
  • Fumaroles ringed with yellow crystals belch out reeking vapors.
  • The city is a canyon bounded by industrial towers, some of which belch fire.
  • It lives in the deep ocean, near seeps that belch out methane.
British Dictionary definitions for belch

belch

/bɛltʃ/
verb
1.
(usually intransitive) to expel wind from the stomach noisily through the mouth; eructate
2.
to expel or be expelled forcefully from inside: smoke belching from factory chimneys
3.
to say (curses, insults, etc) violently or bitterly
noun
4.
an act of belching; eructation
Word Origin
Old English bialcan; related to Middle Low German belken to shout, Dutch balken to bray
Word Origin and History for belch
v.

Old English bealcan "bring up wind from the stomach," also "swell, heave," of echoic origin (cf. Dutch balken "to bray, shout"). Extended to volcanoes, cannons, etc. 1570s. Related: Belched; belching. As a noun, recorded from 1510s. It is recorded in 1706 as a slang noun meaning "poor beer."

belch in Medicine

belch (bělch)
v. belched, belch·ing, belch·es
To expel stomach gas noisily through the mouth; burp.

Slang definitions & phrases for belch

belch

noun
  1. A complaint; beef (1900+)
  2. A beer, esp of poor quality
verb
  1. : All she did was belch about how bad he treats her
  2. To inform; squeal: I feel good that I didn't belch on my friend (1900+ Underworld)