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Definitions for Belly

[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.
[12] to fill out; swell: Wind bellied the sails.
[13] to swell out: Sails bellying in the wind.
[14] to crawl on one's belly: soldiers bellying through a rice paddy.
[15] belly up , Informal . to approach closely, especially until one is in physical contact: to belly up to a bar. to curry favor from: Would you have gotten the promotion if you hadn't bellied up to the boss?
[16] 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.
[17] the lower or front part of the body of a vertebrate, containing the intestines and other abdominal organs; abdomen Related adjective: ventral
[18] the stomach, esp when regarded as the seat of gluttony
[19] a part, line, or structure that bulges deeply the belly of a sail
[20] the inside or interior cavity of something the belly of a ship
[21] the front or inner part or underside of something
[22] the surface of a stringed musical instrument over which the strings are stretched
[23] the thick central part of certain muscles
[24] Australian and NZ the wool from a sheep's belly
[25] tanning the portion of a hide or skin on the underpart of an animal
[26] archery the surface of the bow next to the bowstring
[27] archaic the womb
[28] go belly up informal to die, fail, or come to an end
[29] to swell out or cause to swell out; bulge

Words related to Belly

tank, abdomen, insides, tummy, gut, pelvis, corporation, paunch, pot, intestines, venter, breadbasket

Words nearby Belly

bells and whistles, bells of ireland, bellwether, bellwood, bellwort, belly, belly bust, belly dance, belly flop, belly girt, belly landing

Origin of Belly

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 blàzina, Latvian pabàlsts, Avestan barəziš-, Persian bālish cushion

Other words from Belly

bel·ly·like , adjective

Word origin for Belly

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

Synonyms for Belly

abdomen, gut, insides, pelvis, tank, tummy, breadbasket, corporation, intestines, paunch, pot, venter, bay window, beer belly, front porch, pot belly, solar plexus, spare tire