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belch | x |

As a noun belch

is belgian (inhabitant of belgium).

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

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

    Anagrams

    *

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
    • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.

    • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike

    • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
    • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----