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Beached vs Belched - What's the difference?

beached | belched |

As verbs the difference between beached and belched

is that beached is past tense of beach while belched is past tense of belch.

As an adjective beached

is having a beach.

beached

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having a beach.
  • * (rfdate) Shakespeare
    • The beached verge of the salt flood.

    Etymology 2

    See (beach) (verb)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (beach)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Run or brought ashore
    • It is here, next to the beached ship of Odysseus, that the Achaeans of the Iliad hold their assemblies and perform their sacrifices.
  • Stranded and helpless, especially on a beach
    • a beached whale
    ----

    belched

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (belch)

    • belch

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • To expel gas loudly from the stomach through the mouth.
  • * My father used to belch after having a fine meal.
  • To issue with spasmodic force or noise.
    • Yes, we have seen the wrecked cars and the factories belching smoke and the blur of speedy automobiles crowding highways.
  • * Jonathan Swift
    • I belched a hurricane of wind.
  • * Milton
    • Within the gates that now / Stood open wide, belching outrageous flame.
    (Dryden)

    Synonyms

    * burp

    Related terms

    * fart * pass gas

    Noun

    (es)
  • The sound one makes when belching.
  • (obsolete) malt liquor
    • (Dennis)

    Usage notes

    A belch is often considered to be louder than a burp.

    Synonyms

    * burp

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