BELCH
Dictionary entry overview: What does belch mean?
• BELCH (noun)
The noun BELCH has 1 sense:
1. a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth
Familiarity information: BELCH used as a noun is very rare.
• BELCH (verb)
The verb BELCH has 2 senses:
1. expel gas from the stomach
2. become active and spew forth lava and rocks
Familiarity information: BELCH used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BELCH (noun)
Meaning:
A reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
belch; burp; burping; belching; eructation
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; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)
• BELCH (verb)
Meaning:
Expel gas from the stomach
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
belch; burp; eruct; bubble
Context example:
In China it is polite to burp at the table
Hypernyms (to "belch" is one way to...):
breathe; emit; pass off (expel (gases or odors))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Become active and spew forth lava and rocks
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
belch; extravasate; erupt
Context example:
Vesuvius erupts once in a while
Hypernyms (to "belch" is one way to...):
burst; explode (burst outward, usually with noise)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
