Meaning

(chiefly Canada, US) A belch..

Definitions by Sense

1. (chiefly Canada, US) A belch.
2. (intransitive) To emit a burp.
3. (transitive) To utter by burping
4. (transitive) To cause someone (such as a baby) to burp.
5. (transitive) To open (a container of fermenting substance) to allow the release of accumulated gas.

Example Sentences

Lennon let out a burp after downing the beer.

Sylvanshine would burp and it would seem like more than a burp; it would taste like he'd almost thrown up a little.

When they approached, he turned from them and made swallowing noises indispersed with burps.

Burping is considered impolite in most western cultures.

My dad used to burp to hide the fact he was farting.

‘[…] She burped and tried to jam the bottle into the waste-hole of the waste-disposal thing, the thingummy.’ ‘Garburator,’ said Pigs Trotter. ‘I think they’re called Garburators.’ ‘Garburator, that’s it. She tried to jam the bottle down the Garburator.[…]’

During a burping contest to celebrate wonderfully cold soft drinks after a long hike one hot afternoon, one little girl said, "My dad can outburp any of you!" Her father is a distinguished theologian and church leader whom I will not name here.

Stevie intends to burp the alphabet at the school talent show.

Word Forms

• burps
• burping
• burped

Synonyms for burp

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When Should You Use Burp?

Use burp when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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