| Library / English Dictionary |
BELCH
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
Synonyms:
belch; belching; burp; burping; eructation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("belch" is a kind of...):
ejection; expulsion; forcing out; projection (the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting)
inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; reflex action; reflex response; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)
Derivation:
belch (expel gas from the stomach)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they belch ... he / she / it belches
Past simple: belched
Past participle: belched
-ing form: belching
Sense 1
Meaning:
Expel gas from the stomach
Example:
Please don't burp at the table
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "belch" is one way to...):
breathe; emit; pass off (expel (gases or odors))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
belch (a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Become active and spew forth lava and rocks
Example:
Vesuvius erupts once in a while
Synonyms:
belch; erupt; extravasate
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "belch" is one way to...):
burst; explode (burst outward, usually with noise)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
