Definition of "burp"

burp

/bɜːp/

noun
plural burps
1. (chiefly US, Philippines) A belch.
  Quotations
  Sylvanshine would burp and it would seem like more than a burp; it would taste like he'd almost thrown up a little.
  2011, David Foster Wallace, The Pale King, page 9
verb
third-person singular simple present burps, present participle burping, simple past and past participle burped
1. (intransitive) To emit a burp.
2. (transitive) To utter by burping
3. (transitive) To cause someone (such as a baby) to burp.
4. (transitive) To open (a container of fermenting substance) to allow the release of accumulated gas.
  Quotations
  Ferment the lemons for up to 2 weeks, opening the bag occasionally to burp it and release carbon dioxide, and reseal.
  2021, Alan Bergo, The Forager Chef's Book of Flora, page 45