Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: burp  burp
Usage: informal
  1. A reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
    "The baby's burp after feeding relieved its discomfort";
    - belch, belching, burping [informal], eructation [formal]
Verb: burp  burp
Usage: informal
  1. Expel gas from the stomach
    "Please don't burp at the table";
    - bubble, belch, eruct [formal], eructate

Derived forms: burped, burping, burps

Type of: breathe, ejection, emit, expulsion, forcing out, inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, projection, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex

Encyclopedia: Burp