See Also: Burp(health)
burp(dictionary)
burp(dictionary)

premunition (iou) and burp (oh)


premunition (iou)



premunition noun. LME.
[Latin praemunitio(n-) (in rhet. 'preparation'), from praemunire fortify or protect in front, from prae- PRE- + munire fortify, defend. Cf. PRAEMUNIRE.]
[By confusion.] = PREMONITION. Now rare or obsolete. LME.
The action of fortifying or guarding beforehand; a forearming. Now rare. E17.
Medicine. (The production of) resistance to disease due to the presence of the causative agent in the host in a harmless or tolerated state. M20.

burp (oh)



[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: From the sound]
[I] to pass gas loudly from your stomach out through your mouth
-synonym belch belch
[T] to help a baby to do this, especially by rubbing or gently hitting its back
-- burp n [C]