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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

  • (..) your filthy little innards! Come here! Trees. Climb a tree. He's gone. Merry! Let's put a maggot hole in your belly! Run, Merry! Little Orcs. It's talking, Merry. The tree is talking. Tree? (..)
    2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers