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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

  • (..) ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?!? Now they're in for it. THEY CALL ME.. MISTER PIIIG! AAAAAAAAAAA-- Take that! And that! Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow... Take that! And that! You yellow belly... Take that, you stupid... Murderer. Simba, Simba. Please. Please have mercy. I beg you. You don't deserve to live. (..)
    1994 The Lion King