belly

[Bel·ly]

Your belly is your stomach. If you have a belly ache, you have a pain in your abdomen.

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That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen.

Noun
the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish

Noun
a protruding abdomen

Noun
the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis

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

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

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Verb
swell out or bulge out

n.
That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen.

n.
The under part of the body of animals, corresponding to the human belly.

n.
The womb.

n.
The part of anything which resembles the human belly in protuberance or in cavity; the innermost part; as, the belly of a flask, muscle, sail, ship.

n.
The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the convex part of which is the back.

v. t.
To cause to swell out; to fill.

v. i.
To swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge.

Belly

Bel"ly , n.; pl. Bellies . [OE. bali, bely, AS. belg, b'91lg, b'91lig, bag, bellows, belly; akin to Icel. belgr bag, bellows, Sw. b'84lg, Dan. b'91lg, D. & G. balg, cf. W. bol the paunch or belly, dim. boly, Ir. bolg. Cf. Bellows, Follicle, Fool, Bilge.] 1. That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen. &hand; Formerly all the splanchnic or visceral cavities were called bellies; -- the lower belly being the abdomen; the middle belly, the thorax; and the upper belly, the head. Dunglison. 2. The under part of the body of animals, corresponding to the human belly.

Underneath the belly of their steeds.

3. The womb. [Obs.]

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee.

4. The part of anything which resembles the human belly in protuberance or in cavity; the innermost part; as, the belly of a flask, muscle, sail, ship.

Out of the belly of hell cried I.

5. (Arch.) The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the convex part of which is the back. Belly doublet, a doublet of the 16th century, hanging down so as to cover the belly. Shak. -- Belly fretting, the chafing of a horse's belly with a girth. Johnson. -- Belly timber, food. [Ludicrous] Prior. -- Belly worm, a worm that breeds or lives in the belly (stomach or intestines). Johnson.

Belly

Bel"ly, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bellied ; p. pr. & vb. n. Bellying.] To cause to swell out; to fill. [R.]

Your breath of full consent bellied his sails.

Belly

Bel"ly, v. i. To swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge.

The bellying canvas strutted with the gale.

That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen.

To cause to swell out; to fill.

To swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge.

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Usage Examples

I started crying the other day just thinking that the baby is going to leave me soon! You have this relationship with this person in your belly and it's really amazing.

Belly buttons are cool!

The fire in the belly is essential, otherwise you become Michael Buble - famous and meaningless.

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Other Usage Examples

A poor man with nothing in his belly needs hope, illusion, more than bread.

Undernourished, intelligence becomes like the bloated belly of a starving child: swollen, filled with nothing the body can use.

One thing that happens when you're pregnant is that as your stomach starts to stretch. It itches! So I have to keep my belly really lubricated. Every morning, there's a buttering ceremony after I get out of the shower. It's really like basting a turkey with body butter.

I love my work with a frenetic and perverse love, as an ascetic loves the hair shirt which scratches his belly.