26984 words

belches

6 definitions • 6 examples
1
to allow air from the stomach to come out noisily through the mouth:

Examples:

He belched noisily.
2
to produce a large amount of a substance such as gas or smoke, especially when this is unpleasant or harmful, or to be produced like this:

Examples:

The exhaust pipe belched out dense black smoke.
The haze is caused mostly by sulphur dioxide belching from coal-burning power plants.
3
an act of allowing air from the stomach to come out noisily through the mouth:

Examples:

The baby let out a loud, satisfied belch.
4
an act of producing a substance such as gas or smoke, especially when this is unpleasant or harmful:

Examples:

The bus departed with a belch of exhaust fumes.
5
to have air from the stomach come out in a noisy way through the mouth
6
If something is belched or belched out, it comes out in quick, violent bursts:

Examples:

[ I/T ] The chimney was belching (out) thick smoke.

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