- belch something up
- belch something up†to cause the release of something that goes upward. •
The fire belched flames and smoke up.
•The volcano belched up clouds of poison gasses.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
belch something up
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belch — [beltʃ] v [: Old English; Origin: bealcian] 1.) to let air from your stomach come out loudly through your mouth = ↑burp 2.) [i]also belch out [I and T] to send out a large amount of smoke, flames etc, or to come out of something in large amounts… … Dictionary of contemporary English
belch — [[t]be̱ltʃ[/t]] belches, belching, belched 1) VERB If someone belches, they make a sudden noise in their throat because air has risen up from their stomach. Garland covered his mouth with his hand and belched discreetly. Syn: burp N COUNT Belch… … English dictionary
belch — I UK [beltʃ] / US verb Word forms belch : present tense I/you/we/they belch he/she/it belches present participle belching past tense belched past participle belched 1) [intransitive] to let air from your stomach come out through your mouth in a… … English dictionary
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belching — noun 1. the forceful expulsion of something from inside (Freq. 1) the belching of smoke from factory chimneys • Hypernyms: ↑expulsion, ↑projection, ↑ejection, ↑forcing out 2. a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth … Useful english dictionary
