3 entries under this word

Belch

Bĕlch, v. t.

verbtransitive

(66), v. t. [imp. & p. p. BELCHED (bĕlcht); p. pr. & vb. n. BELCHING.] [O. Eng. also belk, bolke, A-S. bealcjan. Cf. belcan, to inflate.]

Sense 1. To eject or throw up from the stomach with violence; to eruct.

I belched a hurricane of wind. Swift.

Sense 2. To eject violently from within; to cast forth.

The gates that now stood open wide, belching outrageous flame. Milton.

Bĕlch, v. i.

verbintransitive

Sense 1. To eject wind from the stomach. 2. To issue out with eructation. Dryden.

Bĕlch, n.

noun

n. 1. The act of throwing out from the stomach, or violently from within; eructation. 2. Malt liquor; — vulgarly so called as causing eructation. [Obs.] Dennis.