- burp
- burp urp v. t. to cause to belch; -- used especially of actions parents take to relieve stomach gas in infants; as, mother fed and burped the baby, and put her to bed. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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burp — v. i. to same as {belch}; as, In China it is polite to burp at the table. Syn: bubble, belch, eruct, expel gas. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
burp — bərp n BELCH burp vi BELCH vt to help (a baby) expel gas from the stomach esp. by patting or rubbing the back … Medical dictionary
burp — [bə:p US bə:rp] v [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: From the sound] 1.) to pass gas loudly from your stomach out through your mouth = ↑belch 2.) [T] to help a baby to do this, especially by rubbing or gently hitting its back >burp[i] n … Dictionary of contemporary English
burp — urp, burping urping . a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth. Syn: belch, belching, burping, eructation. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
burp — 1932, n. and v., Amer. Eng., apparently imitative. The transitive sense of the verb is first recorded 1940 … Etymology dictionary
burp — *belch, vomit, disgorge, regurgitate, spew, throw up … New Dictionary of Synonyms
burp — informal ► VERB 1) belch. 2) make (a baby) belch after feeding. ► NOUN ▪ a belch. ORIGIN imitative … English terms dictionary
burp — ☆ burp [bʉrp ] n. [echoic] BELCH (n. 1) vi. to expel gas through the mouth from the stomach; belch vt. to cause (a baby) to relieve itself of stomach gas, as by patting its back … English World dictionary
burp — I UK [bɜː(r)p] / US [bɜrp] verb Word forms burp : present tense I/you/we/they burp he/she/it burps present participle burping past tense burped past participle burped a) [intransitive] to make a noise when air from your stomach passes out through … English dictionary
