Dictionary entry

Belch

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Belch (bĕlch; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Belched (bĕlcht); p. pr. & vb. n.Belching.] [OE. belken, AS. bealcan, akin to E. bellow. See Bellow, v. i.] 1. To eject or throw up from the stomach with violence; to eruct.

I belched a hurricane of wind.

Swift.

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.