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ERUCT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Expel gas from the stomach

Example:

Please don't burp at the table

Synonyms:

belch; bubble; burp; eruct

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "eruct" is one way to...):

breathe; emit; pass off (expel (gases or odors))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

eructation (a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical

Example:

The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate

Synonyms:

eruct; spew; spew out

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "eruct" is one way to...):

discharge; eject; exhaust; expel; release (eliminate (a substance))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

eructation ((of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed))

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