belch
belch is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To eject violently from within; to cast forth; to emit; to give vent to; to vent. Within the gates that now Stood open wide, belching outrageous flame. Milton.
- 2.To eject wind from the stomach through the mouth; to eructate.
- 3.To issue with spasmodic force or noise. Dryden.
- 4.The act of belching; also, that which is belched; an eructation.
- 5.Malt liquor; -- vulgarly so called as causing eructation. [Obs.] Dennis.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is belch.
- What is to eject violently from within; to cast forth; to emit; to give vent to; to vent. Within the gates that now Stood open wide, belching outrageous flame. Milton called?
- What is to eject wind from the stomach through the mouth; to eructate called?
- What is to issue with spasmodic force or noise. Dryden called?
- What is the act of belching; also, that which is belched; an eructation called?
- What is malt liquor; -- vulgarly so called as causing eructation. [Obs.] Dennis called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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