the front or under part of a vertebrate body from the breastbone to the pelvis, containing the abdominal viscera; the abdomen.

the stomach with its adjuncts.

appetite or capacity for food; gluttony.

the womb.

the inside or interior of anything

the belly of a ship.

a protuberant or bulging surface of anything

the belly of a flask.

Anatomy . the fleshy part of a muscle.

the front, inner, or under surface or part, as distinguished from the back.

the front surface of a violin or similar instrument.

a bulge on a vertical surface of fresh concrete.

the underpart of the fuselage of an airplane.

to fill out; swell

Wind bellied the sails.

to swell out

Sails bellying in the wind.

to crawl on one's belly

soldiers bellying through a rice paddy.

belly up, Informal .

to approach closely, esp. until one is in physical contact

to belly up to a bar.

to curry favor from

Would you have gotten the promotion if you hadn't bellied up to the boss?

go or turn belly up

Informal . to come to an end; die; fail

After years of barely surviving on donations, the neighborhood social club finally went belly up.

noun

abdomen , bay window * , beer belly , breadbasket , corporation * , front porch , gut , insides , intestines , paunch , pelvis , pot * , pot belly , solar plexus , spare tire * , tank , tummy , venter , appetite , bag , beer , bingy , bulge , depths , hunger , penetralia , pot , recesses , stomach

verb

bag , balloon , beetle , jut , overhang , pouch , project , protrude , protuberate , stand out , stick out