\Belch\ (b[e^]lch; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belched}
(b[e^]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.