belly

1 the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis [syn: abdomen, venter, stomach]

2 a protruding abdomen [syn: paunch]

3 a part that bulges deeply; "the belly of a sail"

4 the hollow inside of something; "in the belly of the ship"

5 the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish v : swell out or bulge out [syn: belly out] [also: bellied]

English

Etymology

Old English bælġ

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛli

Noun

1. The abdomen.

Derived terms

• beer belly
• bellyache
• belly button/belly-button
• belly dance/belly-dance
• belly dancer/belly-dancer
• belly flop
• bellyful
• belly laugh/belly-laugh

Translations

See also

• have eyes bigger than one's belly
• abdomen
• stomach
• tummy

Verb

1. To position one's belly.

Derived terms

• belly up

Belly may refer to:

• (slang/colloquial) The abdomen, the part of the body between the pelvis and the thorax or, similarly, to the stomach
  • A beer belly, an overhang of fat above the waist
  • Belly dance
• The upper or outer surface of a stringed musical instrument, nearer the strings; the other surface is the back
• The draft in a sail
• Tuna belly (fatty tuna), also known as Toro, used in Japanese food
• Belly, a kind of steelpan

Belly may also refer to:

• Belly (band), a rock band
• Belly (rapper), a rap/hip-hop artist
• Belly (film), a 1998 movie
• Leon-August-Adolphe Belly (artist), a 19thC French painter

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