belch

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English belchen, from Old English bielċan, from Proto-Germanic *balkijaną, *belkaną, probably ultimately of imitative origin. Related to Dutch balken (“to bray”), Middle Low German belken (“to shout”), Low German bölken (“to shout, bark”), Old English bealċettan (“to utter, send forth”). See also English bolk, boak. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɛltʃ/ Rhymes: -ɛltʃ === Verb === belch (third-person singular simple present belches, present participle belching, simple past and past participle belched) (ambitransitive, immunology) To expel (gas) from the stomach through the mouth; especially, to do so loudly. Synonym: burp 1746, attributed to Jonathan Swift, "A Love Poem form a Physician to his Mistress," [1] When I an amorous kiss design'd, I belch'd a hurricane of wind. (ambitransitive) To eject or emit (something) with spasmodic force or noise. ==== Synonyms ==== (expel gas): burp ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== fart pass gas === Noun === belch (plural belches) An instance of belching; the sound that it makes. Synonym: burp (obsolete) Malt liquor. c. 1699, John Dennis, letter to Mr. Collier Porters would no longer be drunk with Belch ==== Usage notes ==== A belch is often considered to be louder than a burp. ==== Translations ==== === Derived terms === === References === === Anagrams === blech