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English Dictionary: eruct by the DICT Development Group
2 results for eruct
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eruct
v
  1. 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"
    Synonym(s): spew, spew out, eruct
  2. expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table"
    Synonym(s): burp, bubble, belch, eruct
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Eruct \E*ruct"\, Eructate \E*ruc"tate\, v. t. [L. eructare; e
      out + ructare to belch: cf. F. [82]ructer.]
      To eject, as wind, from the stomach; to belch. [R.] --Howell.
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