Definition of "burp" [burp]

• A belch. (noun)
• A brief sharp sound: the burp of antiaircraft fire. (noun)
• To belch. (verb-intransitive)
• To make brief sharp sounds: "Radio noises burped from the front of the cabin” ( Jonathan Kellerman). (verb-intransitive)
• To cause (a baby) to expel gas from the stomach, as by patting the back after feeding. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "San Francisco's AT & T Park smells like a garlic burp from the late Jerry Garcia."
• "What we are unhappy with is the media's idea that this is a game to be played, and every burp from a politician is not a new story."
• "This is a profoundly enjoyable experience, followed by another joyous moment, his first bottle burp, which is usually fuller and deeper than a breast burp on account of the air bubbles."