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belly

/bɛli/

noun

Meaning

  • The abdomen, especially a fat one.

  • The stomach.

  • The womb.

  • The lower fuselage of an airplane.

  • The part of anything which resembles the human belly in protuberance or in cavity; the innermost part.

    "the belly of a flask, muscle, violin, sail, or ship"

  • The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the convex part of which is the back.

verb

Meaning

  • To position one’s belly; to move on one’s belly.

  • To swell and become protuberant; to bulge or billow.

  • To cause to swell out; to fill.