burp

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  1. noun A belch.
  2. noun A brief sharp sound: the burp of antiaircraft fire.
  3. intransitive verb To belch.
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  • Then there was a windy burp, and pieces of Mundane armor flew out of the burrow. —  Night Mare
  • The radio made a scratchy burp, and then it was there, the sound of a woman, weeping desolately. —  F ;SF; - vol 092 issue 05 - May 1997
  • A burp is a simple function designed to expel excess air from the stomach, air which we swallow while eating, drinking carbonated beverages or smoking, among other ways. —  ABC News: ABCNews
  • Apple is still experimenting with new policies - for months it didn't allow any 'burp' or 'fart' apps, which have grown to become thankfully we've only used real booty … (oops I said it again) in the demo though. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Web 2.0
  • Normal people get a stomachache after swallowing air and trying to burp, so we think it's pretty easy to see what these guys are going through. —  Cracked: All Posts
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