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bel·ly
(bĕl′ē)n. pl. bel·lies
1. See abdomen.
2. The underside of the body of certain vertebrate animals, such as a snake.
3. A cut of meat from the underside of an animal, especially a pig.
4. Informal
a. The stomach.
b. An appetite for food.
5. The womb; the uterus.
6.
a. A part that bulges or protrudes: the belly of a sail.
b. Anatomy The bulging, central part of a muscle.
7. A deep or central interior space: the engine in the belly of a ship; fish down in the belly of a river.
intr. & tr.v. bel·lied, bel·ly·ing, bel·lies
Phrasal Verb: To bulge or cause to bulge. See Synonyms at bulge.
belly up
To approach closely: belly up to the bar.
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belly
(ˈbɛlɪ)n, pl -lies
1. (Zoology) the lower or front part of the body of a vertebrate, containing the intestines and other abdominal organs; abdomen.
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. (Instruments) the surface of a stringed musical instrument over which the strings are stretched
7. (Anatomy) the thick central part of certain muscles
8. (Textiles) Austral and NZ the wool from a sheep's belly
9. (Tanning) tanning the portion of a hide or skin on the underpart of an animal
10. (Archery) 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
vb, -lies, -lying or -lied
to swell out or cause to swell out; bulge
[Old English belig; related to Old High German balg, Old Irish bolg sack, Sanskrit barhi chaff]
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bel•ly
(ˈbɛl i)n., pl. -lies, n.
1. the abdomen or underpart of an animal.
2. the stomach with its adjuncts.
3. appetite or capacity for food; gluttony.
4. the womb; uterus.
5. the interior of something: a ship's belly.
6. a protuberant surface of something: the belly of a flask.
7. the fleshy part of a muscle.
8. the front, inner, or under surface or part, as distinguished from the back.
9. the underpart of the fuselage of an airplane.
v.t. 10. to fill out; swell: Wind bellied the sails.
v.i. 11. to swell out: sails bellying in the wind.
12. belly up, Informal. to approach very closely: bellied up to a bar.
Idioms: go or turn belly up, Informal. to come to an end; die; fail.
[before 950; Middle English bely, Old English bel(i)g bag, skin, c. Old Saxon, Old High German balg, Old Norse belgr, Gothic balgs]
bel′ly•like`, adj.
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belly
- In the violin family, the top surface of an instrument, across which the strings are placed.See also related terms for strings.
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belly
Past participle: bellied
Gerund: bellying
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| Noun | 1. |  belly - the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvisbody part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity abdominal aorta - a branch of the descending aorta arteria colica, colic artery - arteries that supply blood to the colon hypochondrium - the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" belly button, bellybutton, navel, omphalos, omphalus, umbilicus - a scar where the umbilical cord was attached; "you were not supposed to show your navel on television"; "they argued whether or not Adam had a navel"; "she had a tattoo just above her bellybutton" underbody, underbelly - the soft belly or underside of an animal's body abdominal cavity, abdomen - the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm abdominal wall - a wall of the abdomen |
| 2. |  belly - a protruding abdomen adipose tissue, fatty tissue, fat - a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold" | |
| 3. |  belly - a part that bulges deeply; "the belly of a sail"excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, bulge, protrusion, protuberance, swelling, bump, prominence - something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns" | |
| 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 fishcraniate, vertebrate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium underpart - a part lying on the lower side or underneath an animal's body; "the warbler has a white throat and underparts"; "a woodland mouse with white underparts" | |
| Verb | 1. |  belly - swell out or bulge out |
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belly
noun stomach, insides (informal), gut, abdomen, tummy, paunch, vitals, breadbasket (slang), potbelly, corporation (informal) a horse with its belly ripped open
go belly up go bankrupt, break, fail, be ruined, go bust, become insolvent I really can't afford to see this company go belly up.
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belly
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Translations
بَطْنبَطْن، مَعِدَه
břicho
mavevom
ventro
maha
trbuh
has
magi; kviîur
腹部
배
inkštijuokimasis iš viso pilvokvatojimaspilvo skausmaspilvo šokis
kuņģisvēders
trebuh
mage
ท้อง
bụng
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
belly
belly
:bellyache (inf)
n → Bauchweh nt (inf), → Bauchschmerzen pl
bellybutton
n (inf) → Bauchnabel m
belly dance
n → Bauchtanz m
belly-dance
vi → bauchtanzen
belly dancer
n → Bauchtänzerin f
bellyflop
belly
:belly-land
vi → bauchlanden
belly landing
n → Bauchlandung f
belly laugh
belly up
adv to go belly (inf, company) → pleitegehen (inf); his plans went belly → er ging mit seinen Plänen baden (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
belly
(ˈbeli) – plural ˈbellies – noun the part of the body between the breast and the thighs, containing the bowels. the horse's belly; I've a pain in my belly.
ˈbellyache noun stomach pain.
ˈbellyache verb (informal) to complain a lot without a good reason; to grumble. Stop bellyaching, we're all doing our share!
ˈbelly-dance noun a Middle Eastern dance performed by a woman.
ˈbellyflop noun a bad jump into water in which the front of your body crashes flat against the water.
ˈbelly-laugh noun a loud, deep laugh. the belly-laughs of the rugby players in the bar.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
belly
→ بَطْن břicho mave Bauch κοιλιά vientre maha ventre trbuh pancia 腹部 배 buik mage brzuch barriga живот mage ท้อง göbek bụng 腹部Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
bel·ly
n. abdomen, barriga, vientre,
pop. panza;
___ button → ombligo;
___ worm → lombriz intestinal.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
belly
n (pl -lies) abdomen m, barriga, estómago (fam)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.