n. | 1. | That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen. | ||||||||||||
2. | The under part of the body of animals, corresponding to the human belly. | |||||||||||||
3. | The womb. | |||||||||||||
4. | The part of anything which resembles the human belly in protuberance or in cavity; the innermost part; | |||||||||||||
5. | (Arch.) The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the convex part of which is the back.
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v. t. | 1. | To cause to swell out; to fill. | ||||||||||||
v. i. | 1. | To swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge. |
Noun | 1. | ![]() |
2. | ![]() Synonyms: paunch | |
3. | belly - a part that bulges deeply; "the belly of a sail" | |
4. | belly - the hollow inside of something; "in the belly of the ship" | |
5. | belly - the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish | |
Verb | 1. | belly - swell out or bulge out Synonyms: belly out |