ə̇ˈrəkt, ēˈ- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin eructare, from e- + ructare to belch, from (assumed) ructus, past participle of (assumed) rugere to belch (as in Late Latin erugere ); akin to Latin rugire to roar — more at bruit
intransitive verb
: belch
transitive verb
1. : to bring up (gas) from the stomach by belching
2. : to eject violently
a volcano that eructs noxious fumes