belly
8 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
bellies
plural
bellies
Britannica Dictionary definition of BELLY
[count]
1
a
:
a person's stomach or the part of the body that contains the stomach
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see also beer belly, potbelly
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My belly was full.
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He got down on his belly to crawl.
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They slid down the snowy hill on their bellies.
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a kick in the belly [=abdomen]
b
:
the part of an animal's body that is like a person's belly
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see also underbelly
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a horse's belly
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a gray squirrel with a white belly
2
:
a curved or rounded surface or part
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the belly of an airplane
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the belly of a ship/violin
— bellied
adjective
2
belly
/ˈbɛli/
verb
bellies;
bellied;
bellying
2
belly
/ˈbɛli/
verb
bellies;
bellied;
bellying
Britannica Dictionary definition of BELLY
:
to cause (something, such as a sail) to curve or bulge outward
[+ object]
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The wind bellied (out) the sails of the ship.
[no object]
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The sails of the ship bellied [=bulged] out in the wind.
belly up to
[phrasal verb]
belly up to (someone or something)
US, informal
:
to walk to or toward (someone or something)
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The men bellied up to the bar.
