Belch (b&ebreve;lch; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belched (b&ebreve;lcht); 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.

Belch, v. i. 1. To eject wind from the stomach through the mouth; to eructate.

2. To issue with spasmodic force or noise. Dryden.

Belch, n. 1. The act of belching; also, that which is belched; an eructation.

2. Malt liquor; -- vulgarly so called as causing eructation. [Obs.] Dennis.

• Loudly or rudely expel gas from your stomache out of your mouth
       In Arabia my friend, it is considered a compliment to the chef to belch after a fine meal.
  
• The sound one makes when belching.