belcher

belch

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Definitions of belcher word

noun belcher a person who belches 3
noun belcher a handkerchief worn around the neck 3
verb without object belcher to eject gas spasmodically and noisily from the stomach through the mouth; eruct. 1
verb without object belcher to emit contents violently, as a gun, geyser, or volcano. 1
verb without object belcher to issue spasmodically; gush forth: Fire and smoke belched from the dragon's mouth. 1
verb with object belcher to eject (gas or the like) spasmodically or violently; give forth: a chimney belching smoke. 1

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English belchen, Old English bealcettan; cognate with Dutch balken, belken to bray; perhaps extended form akin to bell2, bellow

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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