Meaning of ERUCT
| Pronunciation: | | i'rukt
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- [v] expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table"
- [v] eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical; "the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; "The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate"
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| | Synonyms: | | belch, bubble, burp, spew, spew out |
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| | See Also: | | breathe, discharge, eject, emit, expel, pass off, release | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \E*ruct"\, Eructate \E*ruc"tate\, v. t. [L. eructare; e
out + ructare to belch: cf. F. ['e]ructer.]
To eject, as wind, from the stomach; to belch. [R.] --Howell.
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| | Related Terms: | | belch, blow open, blow out, break out, burp, burst forth, burst out, cast forth, debouch, decant, discharge, disembogue, disgorge, ejaculate, eject, eructate, erupt, exhaust, expel, extravasate, hiccup, hurl forth, irrupt, jet, outpour, pour, pour forth, pour out, send forth, send out, spew, spout, spurt, squirt, throw out, vomit |
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