Belch (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belched (#); 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.
I belched a hurricane of wind.
Swift.
2.
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.
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Belch, v. i.
1.
To eject wind from the stomach through the mouth; to eructate.
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.
2.
Malt liquor; -- vulgarly so called as causing eructation.
[Obs.]
Dennis.
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