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BURP

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Dictionary entry overview: What does burp mean?

• BURP (noun)
The noun BURP has 1 sense:

1. a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth

Familiarity information: BURP used as a noun is very rare.

• BURP (verb)
The verb BURP has 1 sense:

1. expel gas from the stomach

Familiarity information: BURP used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BURP (noun)

Sense 1

burp ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

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 ("burp" 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)

• BURP (verb)

Sense 1

burp ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

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 "burp" is one way to...):

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

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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