belly
n.
front part, stomach; venter, abdomen
v.
inflate, fill; become inflated; protrude, stand out
Belly
Belly
Belly /bel·ly/ 1. abdomen. 2. venter. bel·ly n. 1. See abdomen. 2. The stomach. 3. The womb; the uterus. 4. The bulging, central part of a muscle. [
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belly
Noun
1. the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
(synonym) abdomen, venter, stomach
(hypernym) body part
(hyponym) underbelly, underbody
(part-holonym) torso, trunk, body
(part-meronym) abdominal aorta
2. a protruding abdomen
(synonym) paunch
(hypernym) adipose tissue, fat, fatty tissue
(hyponym) pot, potbelly, bay window, corporation, tummy
(part-holonym) torso, trunk, body
(derivation) belly out
3. a part that bulges deeply; "the belly of a sail"
(hypernym) bulge, bump, hump, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence
4. the hollow inside of something; "in the belly of the ship"
(hypernym) inside, interior
5. the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish
(hypernym) underpart
(part-holonym) vertebrate, craniate
Verb
1. swell out or bulge out
(synonym) belly out
(hypernym) swell, swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce
(derivation) paunch
Belly
(v. t.)
To cause to swell out; to fill.
(v. i.)
To swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge.
(n.)
The womb.
(n.)
The under part of the body of animals, corresponding to the human belly.
(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.
(n.)
That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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