burp

POS

Noun, Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun burp has 1 sense

burp(n = noun.act) belch, belching, burping, eructation - a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth; Array

is a kind of ejection, expulsion, forcing out, projection, inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex

Derived form verb burp₁

Verb burp has 1 sense

burp(v = verb.body) belch, bubble, eruct - expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table"

is one way to breathe, emit, pass off

Derived form noun burp₁

Sample sentence:
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CIDE DICTIONARY

burp, v. i.

to same as belch; as, In China it is polite to burp at the table. [WordNet 1.5]

burp, v. t.

to cause to belch; -- used especially of actions parents take to relieve stomach gas in infants; as, mother fed and burped the baby, and put her to bed. [PJC]

burp, n.

a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth. [WordNet 1.5]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

burp, v. & n. colloq.
--v.
1 intr. belch.
2 tr. make (a baby) belch, usu. by patting its back.
--n. a belch.

Idiom

burp gun US sl. an automatic pistol.

Etymology

imit.

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