ERUCT

burp, bubble, belch, eruct

(verb) expel gas from the stomach; “Please don’t burp at the table”

spew, spew out, eruct

(verb) eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical; “the volcano spews out molten rocks every day”; “The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

eruct (third-person singular simple present eructs, present participle eructing, simple past and past participle eructed)

(formal) To burp or belch.

Anagrams

• Crute, Curet, cruet, curet, cuter, recut, truce

Source: Wiktionary


E*ruct", E*ruc"tate, v. t. Etym: [L. eructare; e out + ructare to belch: cf. F. Ă©ructer.]

Definition: To eject, as wind, from the stomach; to belch. [R.] Howell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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