n.
Pronunciation: ' belch
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bealcan
Date: before 12th century
intransitive verb
1 : to expel gas suddenly from the stomach through the mouth
2 : to erupt, explode, or detonate violently
3 : to issue forth spasmodically : GUSH
transitive verb
1 : to eject or emit violently <angrily belch ed insults>
2 : to expel (gas) from the stomach suddenly : ERUCT
– belch noun