Word of the Day 03/13/23 Eruct
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Eruct (verb)
eruct [ ih-ruhkt ]
verb (used with or without object)
1. to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
2. to emit or issue violently, as matter from a volcano.
WORDS RELATED TO ERUCT
belch, burp, discharge, disgorge, eject, expel, explode, gush, hiccup, hurl, repeat, spew, vent, eructate
See synonyms for eruct on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: 1660–70; < Latin ērūctāre to vomit, discharge violently, frequentative of ērūgere
HOW TO USE ERUCT IN A SENTENCE
Take care, Sancho, not to chew on both sides, and not to eruct in anybody's presence.
THE HISTORY OF DON QUIXOTE, VOLUME II., COMPLETE|MIGUEL DE CERVANTES
"Eruct, I shall say henceforth, and I swear not to forget it," said Sancho.
THE HISTORY OF DON QUIXOTE, VOLUME II., COMPLETE|MIGUEL DE CERVANTES
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
eruct [ ih-ruhkt ]
verb (used with or without object)
1. to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
2. to emit or issue violently, as matter from a volcano.
WORDS RELATED TO ERUCT
belch, burp, discharge, disgorge, eject, expel, explode, gush, hiccup, hurl, repeat, spew, vent, eructate
See synonyms for eruct on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: 1660–70; < Latin ērūctāre to vomit, discharge violently, frequentative of ērūgere
HOW TO USE ERUCT IN A SENTENCE
Take care, Sancho, not to chew on both sides, and not to eruct in anybody's presence.
THE HISTORY OF DON QUIXOTE, VOLUME II., COMPLETE|MIGUEL DE CERVANTES
"Eruct, I shall say henceforth, and I swear not to forget it," said Sancho.
THE HISTORY OF DON QUIXOTE, VOLUME II., COMPLETE|MIGUEL DE CERVANTES
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.