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belch | y |

As a noun belch

is belgian (inhabitant of belgium).

As a letter y is

the letter y with a (l) above itself.

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

    *

    y

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=x, next=z, image= (wikipedia y)

    Letter

  • The twenty-fifth letter of the .

    • See also

    (Latn-script)

    Symbol

    (Close front rounded vowel) (head)
  • Symbol for the prefix yocto-.
  • close front rounded vowel
  • Denoting an item that is twenty-fifth in a list.

    • See also

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