belch
belch
Definition
belch (belc̸h)
intransitive verb, transitive verb
- to expel (gas) through the mouth from the stomach; eruct
- to utter (curses, orders, etc.) violently
- to throw forth (its contents) violently, often in spasms the volcano belched flame
Etymology: ME belchen < OE bealcian, to bring up, emit, splutter out
noun
- the act of belching; eructation
- a thing belched
belch
Usage Examples
Object
- fume: As I gaze upwards I think of tiny seats, bad food, stale air and jet engines belching noxious fumes.
- smoke: The young Rosyth Dockyard with its chimneys belching forth smoke was a hive of industry.
- flame: It was not just the bagpipes, or the torches on the grandstand roofs, belching 100ft flames into the late-afternoon sky.
- steam: Poured a liter of coolant into the system, and it just bubbled away and belched steam at me.
- fire: Tell me, was it worse so long ago when the bronze bull belched fire while a Minoan roasted inside?
- chimney: It has its grim side, especially in industrial areas dominated by tall, belching chimneys of the olive oil refineries.
Converse of object
- do: What would someone say, they asked, if you did belch after a meal?
- make: Perhaps the best thing in the evening was to hear the noises: the grunts and belches made by the young males fighting.
Preposition: out
- smoke: Twenty-eight feet high chimneys topped the shafts of the kilns and belched out smoke and fumes continuously.
- quantity: Cows and other ruminants belch out vast quantities of methane, which accelerates warming.
Adjective modifier
- loud: With Lisa in front of me, and my camera in my hand, I let out a loud belch.
Modifies a noun
- smoke: The dock area is quite near the city, and chimneys belch smoke in the distance.
Modifying Another Word
- loudly: Pushem takes a great draft of beer and belches loudly.
- forth: The young Rosyth Dockyard with its chimneys belching forth smoke was a hive of industry.
- still: Traffic simply stands still belching out fumes and noise.
Noun used with modifier
- factory: As Sting once memorably described it: " Another industrial ugly morning, The factories belch their filth into the sky " .
Particle object:
- fume: A few weeks back I followed a car for several miles which was belching out black noxious fumes.
- smoke: An enormous red brick factory, with huge chimneys belching out smoke throughout the day.
Preposition: from
- chimney: Smoke belches from the chimneys to pollute the air as well as disgorging effluent into the river.
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