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burp

noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /bɜːp/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /bɝp/
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)p
  • CMU ARPABET: B ER1 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A belch.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US

Examples

  • Lennon let out a burp after downing the beer.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To emit a burp.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • Burping is considered impolite in most western cultures.
  • My dad used to burp to hide the fact he was farting.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To utter by burping

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Stevie intends to burp the alphabet at the school talent show.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To cause someone (such as a baby) to burp.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To open (a container of fermenting substance) to allow the release of accumulated gas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: belch, belching, burping, eructation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out, reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction

7

verb

Meaning 7

expel gas from the stomach

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • In China it is polite to burp at the table

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bubble, belch, eruct

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: emit, breathe, pass off

History

Etymology

Originally from American English, of imitative origin.

Across languages

Translations

169 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Abkhaz: а́ӷәаҳара (áğwaḥara) — a softer belch
  • Arabic: تَجَشُّؤ (tajaššuʔ) — a softer belch
  • Arabic: تكريعة (takrīʕa) — a softer belch
  • Arabic: كَرْعة (karʕa) — a softer belch
  • Arabic: تَكْريعة (takrīʕa) — a softer belch
  • Assamese: উগাৰ (ugar) — a softer belch
  • Azerbaijani: gəyirmə — a softer belch
  • Azerbaijani: gəyirək — a softer belch
  • Azerbaijani: gəyirti — a softer belch
  • Belarusian: адры́жка (adrýžka) — a softer belch
  • Central Bikol: tigab — a softer belch
  • Central Bikol: tigob — a softer belch
  • Bulgarian: оригване (origvane) — a softer belch
  • Catalan: rot — a softer belch
  • Chinese Mandarin: 飽嗝 /饱嗝 (bǎogé) — a softer belch
  • Chinese Mandarin: 噯氣 /嗳气 (ǎiqì) — a softer belch
  • Czech: říhnutí — a softer belch
  • Czech: krknutí — a softer belch
  • Danish: bøvs — a softer belch
  • Dutch: boer — a softer belch
  • Dutch: oprisping — a softer belch
  • Esperanto: rukto — a softer belch
  • Estonian: röhitsus — a softer belch
  • Finnish: röyhtäys — a softer belch
  • Finnish: röyhtäisy — a softer belch
  • French: rot — a softer belch
  • French: renvoi — a softer belch
  • French: éructation — a softer belch
  • Georgian: ბოყინი (boq̇ini) — a softer belch
  • German: Rülpser — a softer belch
  • German: Bäuerchen — a softer belch
  • Greek: ρέψιμο (répsimo) — a softer belch
  • Greek: ερευγμός (erevgmós) — a softer belch
  • Greek: ερυγή (erygí) — a softer belch
  • Ancient Greek: ἐρυγή (erugḗ) — a softer belch
  • Hindi: डकार (ḍakār) — a softer belch
  • Italian: rutto — a softer belch
  • Italian: flato — a softer belch
  • Japanese: げっぷ (geppu) — a softer belch
  • Japanese: うっぷ (uppu) — a softer belch
  • Japanese: おくび (okubi) — a softer belch
  • Japanese: 噫気 (aiki) — a softer belch
  • Khmer: ភើ (phəə) — a softer belch
  • Korean: 트림 (teurim) — a softer belch
  • Korean: 애기 (aegi) — a softer belch
  • Lao: ເອຶ້ອມ (ē ʼư ʼam) — a softer belch
  • Latin: eructatio — a softer belch
  • Macedonian: ждри́гање (ždríganje) — a softer belch
  • Malay: sendawa — a softer belch
  • Norwegian: rap — a softer belch
  • Persian: آروغ (âruġ) — a softer belch
  • Plautdietsch: Relps — a softer belch
  • Polish: beknięcie — a softer belch
  • Portuguese: arroto — a softer belch
  • Romanian: râgâit — a softer belch
  • Romanian: râgâitură — a softer belch
  • Romanian: râgâială — a softer belch
  • Romanian: eructație — a softer belch
  • Russian: отры́жка (otrýžka) — a softer belch
  • Russian: рыга́ние (rygánije) — a softer belch
  • Serbo-Croatian: подриг — a softer belch
  • Serbo-Croatian: podrig — a softer belch
  • Slovak: grgnutie — a softer belch
  • Spanish: eructo — a softer belch
  • Spanish: regüeldo — a softer belch
  • Swedish: rap — a softer belch
  • Swedish: rapning — a softer belch
  • Tagalog: dighay — a softer belch
  • Tamil: ஏப்பம் (ēppam) — a softer belch
  • Thai: เรอ (rəə) — a softer belch
  • Turkish: geğirme — a softer belch
  • Turkish: geğirti — a softer belch
  • Ukrainian: відри́жка (vidrýžka) — a softer belch
  • Urdu: ڈکار (ḍakār) — a softer belch
  • Vietnamese: sự ợ — a softer belch
  • Arabic: تَجَشَّأَ (tajaššaʔa) — to emit a burp
  • Arabic: اتكرع (itkárraʕ) — to emit a burp
  • Arabic: كرع (kárraʕ) — to emit a burp
  • Arabic: كَرَّع (karraʕ) — to emit a burp
  • Arabic: تفوق (tfawwaq) — to emit a burp
  • Arabic: تكرع (tgarraʕ) — to emit a burp
  • Armenian: բխկալ (bxkal) — to emit a burp
  • Armenian: ործկալ (orckal) — to emit a burp
  • Azerbaijani: gəyirmək — to emit a burp
  • Belarusian: рыга́ць (ryhácʹ) — to emit a burp
  • Central Bikol: tigob — to emit a burp
  • Bulgarian: оригвам се (origvam se) — to emit a burp
  • Burmese: လေချဉ်တက် (lehkyanytak) — to emit a burp
  • Burmese: စားချဉ့်ပြန် (ca:hkyany.pran) — to emit a burp
  • Catalan: eructar — to emit a burp
  • Cherokee: ᎤᏩᎫᎴᎦ (uwagulega) — to emit a burp
  • Chickasaw: akiilawa — to emit a burp
  • Chinese Mandarin: 打嗝 (dǎgé) — to emit a burp
  • Chinese Mandarin: 噯氣 /嗳气 (ǎiqì) — to emit a burp
  • Chinese Mandarin: 飽嗝 /饱嗝 (bǎogé) — to emit a burp
  • Chinese Mandarin: 嗝 (gé) — to emit a burp
  • Czech: říhat — to emit a burp
  • Czech: říhnout — to emit a burp
  • Czech: krknout — to emit a burp
  • Danish: bøvse — to emit a burp
  • Dutch: boeren — to emit a burp
  • Esperanto: rukti — to emit a burp
  • Estonian: röhitsema — to emit a burp
  • Finnish: röyhtäistä — to emit a burp
  • French: roter — to emit a burp
  • French: faire un rot — to emit a burp
  • French: éructer — to emit a burp
  • Galician: arrotar — to emit a burp
  • Galician: eructar — to emit a burp
  • Gallo: beurgasser — to emit a burp
  • Georgian: დაბოყინება (daboq̇ineba) — to emit a burp
  • German: rülpsen — to emit a burp
  • Greek: ρεύομαι (révomai) — to emit a burp
  • Greek: ερεύγομαι (erévgomai) — to emit a burp
  • Ancient Greek: ἐρεύγομαι (ereúgomai) — to emit a burp
  • Hindi: डकारना (ḍakārnā) — to emit a burp
  • Hungarian: böfög — to emit a burp
  • Italian: ruttare — to emit a burp
  • Japanese: げっぷする (geppu suru) — to emit a burp
  • Japanese: うっぷする (uppu suru) — to emit a burp
  • Japanese: おくびする (okubi suru) — to emit a burp
  • Japanese: 噫気する (aiki suru) — to emit a burp
  • Khmer: ភើ (phəə) — to emit a burp
  • Khmer: ខ្យល់ផាយ (khyɑl phaay) — to emit a burp
  • Korean: 트림하다 (teurimhada) — to emit a burp
  • Lao: ເອຶ້ອມ (ē ʼư ʼam) — to emit a burp
  • Latin: erugo — to emit a burp
  • Lithuanian: atsirūgti — to emit a burp
  • Macedonian: ждрига (ždriga) — to emit a burp
  • Macedonian: подригнува (podrignuva) — to emit a burp
  • Maltese: tfewwaq — to emit a burp
  • Mongolian: хэхрэх (xexrex) — to emit a burp
  • Norwegian: rape — to emit a burp
  • Persian: آروغ زدن (âruġ zadan) — to emit a burp
  • Polish: bekać — to emit a burp
  • Polish: beknąć — to emit a burp
  • Portuguese: arrotar — to emit a burp
  • Romanian: râgâi — to emit a burp
  • Russian: рыга́ть (rygátʹ) — to emit a burp
  • Russian: рыгну́ть (rygnútʹ) — to emit a burp
  • Russian: отры́гивать (otrýgivatʹ) — to emit a burp
  • Russian: отрыгну́ть (otrygnútʹ) — to emit a burp
  • Russian: отры́гиваться (otrýgivatʹsja) — to emit a burp
  • Russian: отрыгну́ться (otrygnútʹsja) — to emit a burp
  • Scots: rift — to emit a burp
  • Serbo-Croatian: подригивати — to emit a burp
  • Serbo-Croatian: подригнути — to emit a burp
  • Serbo-Croatian: podrigivati — to emit a burp
  • Serbo-Croatian: podrignuti — to emit a burp
  • Slovak: rihať — to emit a burp
  • Slovak: grgať — to emit a burp
  • Slovene: rigati — to emit a burp
  • Spanish: eructar — to emit a burp
  • Spanish: regoldar — to emit a burp
  • Spanish: rutar — to emit a burp
  • Swedish: rapa — to emit a burp
  • Telugu: త్రేన్చు (trēncu) — to emit a burp
  • Thai: เรอ (rəə) — to emit a burp
  • Turkish: geğirmek — to emit a burp
  • Ottoman Turkish: ككرمك (geğirmek) — to emit a burp
  • Ukrainian: відри́гувати (vidrýhuvaty) — to emit a burp
  • Ukrainian: відригну́ти (vidryhnúty) — to emit a burp
  • Urdu: ڈکارنا (ḍakārnā) — to emit a burp
  • Vietnamese: ợ — to emit a burp
  • Finnish: röyhtäyttää — to burp someone
  • French: faire son rot (à un bébé) — to burp someone
  • Hungarian: büfiztet — to burp someone
  • Māori: whakakūpā — to burp someone
  • Spanish: eructar — to burp someone