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noun
The act of belching, of expelling gas from the stomach through the mouth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An erumpent blast of gas, wind, or other matter ejected from the depths of the earth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: belch, belching, burp, burping
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
noun
(of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: eruption, extravasation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: action, activity, activeness
History
Learned borrowing from Latin ērūctātiōnem, accusative of ērūctātiō (“a belching forth, burp”), from ērūctāre (“to belch, burp”). Compare Middle English eructuacioun (“belching, burp”), borrowed from the same root.
