(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If someone ~es, they make a sudden noise in their throat because air has risen up from their stomach.
Garland covered his mouth with his hand and ~ed discreetly.
VERB: V
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Belch is also a noun.
He drank and stifled a ~.
N-COUNT
2.
If a machine or chimney ~es something such as smoke or fire or if smoke or fire ~es from it, large amounts of smoke or fire come from it.
Tired old trucks were struggling up the road below us, ~ing black smoke...
Suddenly, clouds of steam started to ~ from the engine.
= emit
VERB: V n, V from/out of n
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Belch out means the same as ~ .
The power-generation plant ~ed out five tonnes of ash an hour.
...the vast quantities of smoke ~ing out from the volcano.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V P