eruct

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verb

To burp or belch.

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spewspew outburpbubblebelch
OriginLatin ēructō →
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Meanings

verberuct (third-person singular simple present eructs, present participle eructing, simple past and past participle eructed)

present singular third person eructs · participle present eructing · participle past eructed · past eructed

  1. formalTo burp or belch.

    He ate voraciously, smacking his lips, breathing hard, now and then eructing with frank energy and satisfaction.

    a. 1911, David Graham Phillips, Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise

Synonyms & antonyms

verbeject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical

Similar
spewspew out
Broader
exhaustdischargeexpel

verbexpel gas from the stomach

Similar
burpbubblebelch
Broader
emitbreathepass off
Also see
belchbubbleburpspew

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinēructō
  2. Englisheruct

From Latin ēructō.

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian оригвам се
  • оригвам се (origvam se)to burp or belch — see also eructate
Catalan eructar
  • eructarto burp or belch — see also eructate
French éructer
  • éructerto burp or belch — see also eructate
Spanish eructar
  • eructarto burp or belch — see also eructate

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

trucerecutcruetcuretCrute
Cite this entry
APA

eruct. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eruct

MLA

“eruct.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eruct. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eruct,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eruct.

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