eruct

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪˈrʌkt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(i rukt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
e•ruct  (i rukt′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i. 
  1. Physiologyto belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
  2. to emit or issue violently, as matter from a volcano.
  • Latin ērūctāre to vomit, discharge violently, frequentative of ērūgere
  • 1660–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
eruct / ɪˈrʌkt/, eructate
  1. to raise (gas and often a small quantity of acid) from the stomach; belch
  2. (of a volcano) to pour out (fumes or volcanic matter)
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin ēructāre, from ructāre to belcheructation / ɪrʌkˈteɪʃən ˌiːrʌk-/
'eruct' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
belch - burp - eructate

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