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Belch

To eject or throw up from the stomach with violence; to eruct.

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Breathe 76% connected

To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Burst 76% connected

of Burst

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Ejection 76% connected

The act of ejecting or casting out; discharge; expulsion; evacuation.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Emit 76% connected

To send forth; to throw or give out; to cause to issue; to give vent to; to eject; to discharge; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits s…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Explode 76% connected

To become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or vapor; to burst violently into flame; as gunpowder explodes.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Expulsion 76% connected

The act of expelling; a driving or forcing out; summary removal from membership, association, etc.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Projection 76% connected

The act of throwing or shooting forward.

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Reflex 76% connected

Directed back; attended by reflection; retroactive; introspective.

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Eructation 74% connected

The act of belching wind from the stomach; a belch.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Eructation 74% connected

The act of belching wind from the stomach; a belch.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 6

Belching 92% connected

of Belch

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Bubble 92% connected

A thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas; as, a soap bubble; bubbles on the surface of a river.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Eruct 92% connected

Alt. of Eructate

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Eructation 92% connected

The act of belching wind from the stomach; a belch.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Erupt 92% connected

To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Extravasate 92% connected

To force or let out of the proper vessels or arteries, as blood.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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