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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

  • (..) Would you look at these starving kids in Africa. When l see them, l just want to cry. l mean, why can't l be that skinny? lt's okay, Megan. Just think. They can't wear belly rings with those bloated tummies of theirs. That's true. l feel so much better. Skank alert. My God, girls. (..)
    2004 White Chicks