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belly

Definition

  • noun: a person's stomach or the part of the body that contains the stomach
  • noun: the stomach and its adjuncts
  • verb: to cause (something, such as a sail) to curve or bulge outward
  • verb: to cause to swell or fill out
  • synonyms: abdomen, potbelly, fill

Examples

  • The business 'went belly-up' [=went bankrupt] during the long recession.

  • The team 'went belly-up' in the play-offs.

  • a middle-aged man with a big 'beer belly'

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) What? But you have to eat a troll to be happy. Everyone knows that! Don't you? But king gristle's never eaten a troll in his life, right? No, I haven't. Yet, here I am. My belly empty... And my heart full. Don't listen to her! There's only one way to be happy. My way! No! With me in charge... (..)
    2016 Trolls