ALL meanings of belly
bel·ly
B b - noun belly a part, line, or structure that bulges deeply 3
- noun belly the inside or interior cavity of something 3
- noun belly the front or inner part or underside of something 3
- noun belly the surface of a stringed musical instrument over which the strings are stretched 3
- noun belly the thick central part of certain muscles 3
- noun belly the wool from a sheep's belly 3
- noun belly the portion of a hide or skin on the underpart of an animal 3
- noun belly the surface of the bow next to the bowstring 3
- noun belly the womb 3
- verb belly to swell out or cause to swell out; bulge 3
- noun belly the lower front part of the human body between the chest and thighs; abdomen 3
- noun belly the underside of an animal's body 3
- noun belly the abdominal cavity 3
- noun belly the stomach 3
- noun belly an appetite for food 3
- noun belly the deep interior 3
- noun belly any part, surface, or section that curves outward or bulges, as the swelling part of a sail in the wind, the fleshy middle part of a muscle, or the upper surface of a violin 3
- noun belly the front part or underside of anything 3
- verb transitive belly to swell out; curve out; bulge 3
- countable noun belly The belly of a person or animal is their stomach or abdomen. In British English, this is an informal or literary use. 3
- noun belly the lower or front part of the body of a vertebrate, containing the intestines and other abdominal organs; abdomen 3
- noun belly the stomach, esp when regarded as the seat of gluttony 3
- noun plural belly the front or under part of a vertebrate body from the breastbone to the pelvis, containing the abdominal viscera; the abdomen. 1
- noun plural belly the stomach with its adjuncts. 1
- noun plural belly appetite or capacity for food; gluttony. 1
- noun plural belly the womb. 1
- noun plural belly the inside or interior of anything: the belly of a ship. 1
- noun plural belly a protuberant or bulging surface of anything: the belly of a flask. 1
- noun plural belly Anatomy. the fleshy part of a muscle. 1
- noun plural belly the front, inner, or under surface or part, as distinguished from the back. 1
- noun plural belly the front surface of a violin or similar instrument. 1
- noun plural belly a bulge on a vertical surface of fresh concrete. 1
- noun plural belly the underpart of the fuselage of an airplane. 1
- verb with object belly to fill out; swell: Wind bellied the sails. 1
- verb without object belly to swell out: Sails bellying in the wind. 1
- verb without object belly to crawl on one's belly: soldiers bellying through a rice paddy. 1
- idioms belly go / turn belly up, Informal. to come to an end; die; fail: After years of barely surviving on donations, the neighborhood social club finally went belly up. 1
- noun belly exterior: abdomen 1
- noun belly interior: stomach 1
- noun belly large stomach, paunch 1
- noun belly underside of animal 1
- noun belly underside of snake 1
- noun belly wool: from sheep's underside 1
- noun belly stringed instrument part 1
- noun belly inside cavity of sth 1
- noun belly womb 1
- noun belly underside 1
- abbreviation BELLY bulge 1
- noun belly The stomach, especially a fat one. 0
- noun belly The lower fuselage of an airplane. 0