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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

  • (..) And here it comes, a freak of nature, like this, so he comes across the stream. And he's so tall, that the water doesn't even get to his belly. Then he stops. My heart's coming out of my chest. You got bug fever. Uncle John's got bug fever. That's not true, Casey. Your dad is a liar. (..)
    2016 Split