ERUCT


Meaning of ERUCT in English

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

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