belch out

To expel, often violently. You can't see far into the distance with all of the smoke being belched out by the factories along the river. Boy, that tractor trailer is belching out some serious diesel fumes! Phew, it stinks! I know I'll feel better if I can just belch out some of this gas.

belch up

To expel in an upward direction. You can't see far into the distance with all of the smoke being belched up from the factories along the river. Boy, that tractor trailer is belching out some serious diesel fumes! Phew, it stinks! Fall is definitely on the way—there's a chill in the air, and most people's chimneys are belching up smoke.

belch out

to burst, billow, or gush out. Smoke belched out of the chimney.

belch something up

to cause the release of something that goes upward. The fire belched flames and smoke up. The volcano belched up clouds of poison gasses.

belch

(bɛltʃ)

n. beer, especially bad beer. Pass the belch. Anything’s good on a hot day.

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Brent Belch and Joe Forth, in addition to other partners, own the following CPR franchise locations in the Greater Charlotte area:

CPR Cell Phone Repair Franchisees Make Generous Technology Donation That Benefits Over 2000 School Children in North Carolina

Push technologies dispatch web pages and news updates and may have sound and video geared to specific audiences and even individuals (Belch & Belch, 2003).

The internet and integrated marketing communications

Similarly, the promotional strategy planning process (or the "Integrated Marketing Communications Planning Model" as conceived by Belch & Belch (2007, p.28)) can be separated into five strategic steps, presented in Figure 2.

Is media planning the driver or the end-product of promotional strategy?

Everyone says that if you are not confident about your ability you will be left behind DANNY BELCH

Golf: Early setbacks fail to deter Belch from Euro ambition; northwest

Chaudhuri and Akesson finished on 274, two clear of James Ruth and Danny Belch.

Edwards misses out this time

Of that total, nearly 5% run on diesel, including trucks and buses, which belch out daily a suffocating black smoke.

Back to the future: an engine maker transforms old technology in order to grow in Brazil

There's room for improvement, many a gal will admit, if a straight man can belch the national anthem, won't go to a mall unless a food court allowance is provided, and thinks $15.

Is Your Straight Man Gay Enough?

To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, January 2004: When a nasty teenage boy named Belch and his even nastier dog Raptor involve 14-year-old Meg in the attempted robbery of an old man, an unexpected explosion occurs.

Colfer, Eoin. The wish list

"Even the loiterers on the block would stop and chat," says Belch. "They'd ask how big the house is.

Crown jewels: BUILDER teams with Habitat for Himanity to develop a prototype for sustainable urban living

This laugh-out-loud book opens with two teenagers, Meg Finn and Belch Brennan, breaking into a pensioner's home.

Shelf Life; Jayne Howarth reviews the latest publications for children

If a hearty belch feels good after a big meal, an unintentional cycle may begin, even though the relief it brings is only temporary.

Belching: It May Be a Social No-No, But It's Perfectly Normal

The reading of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night centers on the "syntactic illogic" (142) of the first scene, the "unfunny comedy" (156) of Toby Belch's misfiring lines and the spectator's suppressed identification with Malvolia's resistance to the festive spirit advocated in the play, and, finally, Feste's song.

Precious Nonsense: The Gettysburg Address, Ben Jonson's Epitaphs on His Children, and Twelfth Night