- 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.
- 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, especially 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?
- to come to an end; die; fail: After years of barely surviving on donations, the neighborhood social club finally went belly up.
- the lower or front part of the body of a vertebrate, containing the intestines and other abdominal organs; abdomen
- the stomach, esp when regarded as the seat of gluttony
- a part, line, or structure that bulges deeply
- the inside or interior cavity of something
- the front or inner part or underside of something
- the surface of a stringed musical instrument over which the strings are stretched
- the thick central part of certain muscles
- the wool from a sheep's belly
- the portion of a hide or skin on the underpart of an animal
- the surface of the bow next to the bowstring
- the womb
- to die, fail, or come to an end
- to swell out or cause to swell out; bulge
