Belly Definition
bĕlē
bellied, bellies, bellying
noun
bellies
The underside of the body of certain vertebrates, such as snakes and fish.
American Heritage
The lower front part of the human body between the chest and thighs; abdomen.
Webster's New World
The stomach.
American Heritage
The underside of an animal's body.
Webster's New World
The abdominal cavity.
Webster's New World
verb
bellied, bellying
To bulge or cause to bulge.
American Heritage
To swell out; curve out; bulge.
Webster's New World
To position one's belly.
Wiktionary
(intransitive) To swell and become protuberant; to bulge.
Wiktionary
To cause to swell out; to fill.
Wiktionary
idiom
belly up
- to stand or step close as to a counter or railing
Webster's New World
go belly up
- to die
- to fail; often, specif., to become bankrupt
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Belly
Origin of Belly
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From Old English bælġ. Probably originally from Proto-Indo-European *bhle- (“to swell, blow up”)
From Wiktionary
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Middle English beli from Old English belg bag bhelgh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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