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eruct

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e·ruct  (-rkt)
tr. & intr.v. e·ruct·ed, e·ruct·ing, e·ructs
To belch.

[Latin rctre : -, ex-, ex- + rctre, to belch; see reug- in Indo-European roots.]

eruct or eructate
Verb
Formal to belch [Latin e- out + ructare to belch]
eructation n
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Verb1.eruct - 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"
eject, expel, release, exhaust, discharge - eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"
2.eruct - expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table"
emit, pass off, breathe - expel (gases or odors)


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Take care, Sancho, not to chew on both sides, and not to eruct in anybody's presence.
 
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