belch

Impolite dinner sound

Belch is to expel gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth—a cruder word than burp.

The noun is the act or sound itself: He let out a loud belch.

Things that emit forcefully may belch: Smokestacks belched black fumes, The volcano belched ash into the sky.

eructation

burp

Expel stomach gas

  • eructExpel gas vocally
  • gasFormless, expanding substance
  • expulsionForced permanent removal

reflux · regurgitation · hiccup · indigestion · flatulence · heartburn · bloating · gassy · rumble · gulp

bodily

stomach

Digestive organ below chest

abdominal · gut · diaphragm · throat · mouth · acid · bile · air · pressure · involuntary

rude

uncouth

Lacking good manners

crass · offensive · boorish · ill-mannered · indecorous · tactless · embarrassing · unmannerly · inappropriate · crude

volcanic

eruption

Violent sudden release

  • spewEject with force
  • emitRelease outward
  • plumeOrnamental feather or rising column

smoke · ash · sulfur · vent · crater · fumarole · geyser · steam · magma · eject

emission

spew

Eject with force

smoke · chimney · factory · smokestack · pollution · discharge · billowing · smog · soot · industrial

loud

boom

Loud deep sound

thunderous · resonate · bellow · echo · earsplitting · raucous · guttural · explosive · noisy · vociferous

Categories
Opposites
bodily emission direction

belchswallow

Send down the throat

inhale · gulp · breathe in · ingest · suck in

expulsion vs. containment

belchsuppress

Forcibly put an end to

contain · restrain · hold in · stifle · repress

Family

belching, belched, belches, belchings

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G