Definition of BELCH

belch

Plural: belches

Noun

  • a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
  • An instance of belching; the sound that it makes.
  • Malt liquor.

Verb

Verb Forms: belched, belching, belches

  • To emit wind from the stomach through the mouth.
  • expel gas from the stomach
  • become active and spew forth lava and rocks
  • To expel (gas) from the stomach through the mouth; especially, to do so loudly.
  • To eject or emit (something) with spasmodic force or noise.

Examples

  • The board seemed to belch out points when he played ’JAZZ’ on a triple.
  • Thick smoke belched through the funnels of the steamship.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English belchen, from Old English bielċan, from Proto-Germanic *balkijaną, *belkaną, probably ultimately of imitative origin.
Related to Dutch balken (“to bray”), Middle Low German belken (“to shout”), Low German bölken (“to shout, bark”), Old English bealċettan (“to utter, send forth”). See also English bolk, boak.

Scrabble Score: 12

belch: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
belch: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
belch: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

belch: valid Words With Friends Word