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belly

[ bel-ee ]

noun

plural bellies.
  1. the front or under part of a vertebrate body from the breastbone to the pelvis, containing the abdominal viscera; the abdomen.
  2. the stomach with its adjuncts.
  3. appetite or capacity for food; gluttony.
  4. the womb.
  5. the inside or interior of anything:

    the belly of a ship.

  6. a protuberant or bulging surface of anything:

    the belly of a flask.

  7. Anatomy. the fleshy part of a muscle.
  8. the front, inner, or under surface or part, as distinguished from the back.
  9. the front surface of a violin or similar instrument.
  10. a bulge on a vertical surface of fresh concrete.
  11. the underpart of the fuselage of an airplane.


verb (used with object)

bellied, bellying.
  1. to fill out; swell:

    Wind bellied the sails.

verb (used without object)

bellied, bellying.
  1. to swell out:

    Sails bellying in the wind.

  2. to crawl on one's belly:

    soldiers bellying through a rice paddy.

verb phrase

  1. Informal.
    1. to approach closely, especially until one is in physical contact:

      to belly up to a bar.

    2. to curry favor from:

      Would you have gotten the promotion if you hadn't bellied up to the boss?

belly

/ 藞产蓻濒瑟 /

noun

  1. the lower or front part of the body of a vertebrate, containing the intestines and other abdominal organs; abdomen ventral
  2. the stomach, esp when regarded as the seat of gluttony
  3. a part, line, or structure that bulges deeply

    the belly of a sail

  4. the inside or interior cavity of something

    the belly of a ship

  5. the front or inner part or underside of something
  6. the surface of a stringed musical instrument over which the strings are stretched
  7. the thick central part of certain muscles
  8. the wool from a sheep's belly
  9. tanning the portion of a hide or skin on the underpart of an animal
  10. archery the surface of the bow next to the bowstring
  11. archaic.
    the womb
  12. go belly up informal.
    to die, fail, or come to an end
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to swell out or cause to swell out; bulge
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of belly1

before 950; Middle English bely, Old English belig, belg bag, skin; cognate with German Balg, Gothic balgs, Old Norse belgr sack; akin to Welsh bol ( a ), boly, Irish bolg sack, belly, bellows, Serbo-Croatian 产濒脿锄颈苍补, Latvian 辫补产脿濒蝉迟蝉, Avestan 产补谤蓹锄颈拧-, Persian 产腻濒颈蝉丑 cushion
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of belly1

Old English belig ; related to Old High German balg , Old Irish bolg sack, Sanskrit barhi chaff
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. 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.

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Especially in springtime, you鈥檒l find some have vibrant blue patches brightening their stomachs and throats, hence their other name: 鈥渂lue bellies.鈥

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Abby's mother stepped in, taking her to get liposuction to remove fat from her belly and legs.

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Reportedly, she was asked to sing her hit 鈥淔irework,鈥 which, considering her proximity to some of the most combustible substances in existence, might have tested God鈥檚 urge for a belly laugh.

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My mom played Zen chanting music through headphones on her belly when she was pregnant with me.

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The obesity crisis in India is ballooning - and the seemingly harmless pot belly may be a far bigger villain than we think.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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