burp
verb (burp, burps, burped, burping); noun (a burp, burps)
Everyday
- To burp means to let air come up from your stomach out through your mouth with a noise. tree →
- A burp is that noise. tree →
- To burp a baby means to pat its back to help it bring up air after feeding. tree →
In the lessons
In everyday life and manners lessons, children learn to cover their mouth and say excuse me after burping. In science, fizzy drinks cause burps because of the gas in them. Phrases: let out a burp, burp a baby, excuse me.
Examples
- Fizzy drinks make me burp. tree →
- He let out a loud burp and said excuse me. tree →
- Dad burped the baby after her milk. tree →
- It's polite to cover your mouth if you burp. tree →
- The frog gave a funny burp. tree →
- Eating too fast can make you burp. tree →
Note
Regular verb: burped. Also called belch (a stronger word) or, in the UK, a polite word is wind. Manners differ: in some cultures a burp after a meal can be polite, but in English-speaking countries say excuse me.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «burp» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «burp» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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