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Entry 6 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Belch

/(bĕlch; 224)/ · IPA /ˈbɛltʃ/
01 v. t. To eject or throw up from the stomach with violence; to eruct.
imp. & p. p. Belched; p. pr. & vb. n. Belching
  1. 1.
    To eject or throw up from the stomach with violence; to eruct.
    “I belched a hurricane of wind.” — Swift.
  2. 2.
    To eject violently from within; to cast forth; to emit; to give vent to; to vent.
    “Within the gates that now Stood open wide, belching outrageous flame.” — Milton.
02 v. i. To eject wind from the stomach through the mouth; to eructate.
  1. 1.
    To eject wind from the stomach through the mouth; to eructate.
  2. 2.
    To issue with spasmodic force or noise.
03 n. The act of belching; also, that which is belched; an eructation.
  1. 1.
    The act of belching; also, that which is belched; an eructation.
  2. 2.
    Malt liquor; -- vulgarly so called as causing eructation.[Obs.]