ERUCT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does eruct mean? 

• ERUCT (verb)
  The verb ERUCT has 2 senses:

1. eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical

2. expel gas from the stomach

  Familiarity information: ERUCT used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ERUCT (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they eruct    ... he / she / it eructs   
Past simple: eructed   
Past participle: eructed   
-ing form: eructing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

eruct; spew; spew out

Context example:

The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate

Hypernyms (to "eruct" is one way to...):

discharge; eject; exhaust; expel; release (eliminate (a substance))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

eructation ((of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Expel gas from the stomach

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

belch; bubble; burp; eruct

Context example:

Please don't burp at the table

Hypernyms (to "eruct" is one way to...):

breathe; emit; pass off (expel (gases or odors))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

eructation (a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth)