GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Belch (bĕlch; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belched (bĕlch); p. pr. & vb. n. Belching.] [OE. belken, AS. bealcan, akin to E. bellow. See Bellow, v. i.]
   1. To eject or throw up from the stomach with violence; to eruct.
   
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   I belched a hurricane of wind. Swift.
   
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   2. To eject violently from within; to cast forth; to emit; to give vent to; to vent.
   
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   Within the gates that now
   
   Stood open wide, belching outrageous flame. Milton.
   
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   Belch, v. i.
   1. To eject wind from the stomach through the mouth; to eructate.
   
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   2. To issue with spasmodic force or noise.  Dryden.
   
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   Belch, n.
   1. The act of belching; also, that which is belched; an eructation.
   
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   2. Malt liquor; -- vulgarly so called as causing eructation. [Obs.]  Dennis.
   
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