'Belly' definitions:

Definition of 'belly'

(from WordNet)
noun
The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis [syn: abdomen, venter, stomach, belly]
noun
A protruding abdomen [syn: belly, paunch]
noun
A part that bulges deeply; "the belly of a sail"
noun
The hollow inside of something; "in the belly of the ship"
noun
The underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish
verb
Swell out or bulge out [syn: belly, belly out]

Definition of 'Belly'

From: GCIDE
  • Belly \Bel"ly\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bellied; p. pr. & vb. n. Bellying.] To cause to swell out; to fill. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • Your breath of full consent bellied his sails. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Belly'

From: GCIDE
  • Belly \Bel"ly\ (b[e^]l"l[y^]), n.; pl. Bellies (-l[i^]z). [OE. bali, bely, AS. belg, b[ae]lg, b[ae]lig, bag, bellows, belly; akin to Icel. belgr bag, bellows, Sw. b[aum]lg, Dan. b[ae]lg, D. & G. balg, cf. W. bol the paunch or belly, dim. boly, Ir. bolg. Cf. Bellows, Follicle, Fool, Bilge.]
  • 1. That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Formerly all the splanchnic or visceral cavities were called bellies; -- the lower belly being the abdomen; the middle belly, the thorax; and the upper belly, the head. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The under part of the body of animals, corresponding to the human belly. [1913 Webster]
  • Underneath the belly of their steeds. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The womb. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee. --Jer. i. 5. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. The part of anything which resembles the human belly in protuberance or in cavity; the innermost part; as, the belly of a flask, muscle, sail, ship. [1913 Webster]
  • Out of the belly of hell cried I. --Jonah ii. 2. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Arch.) The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the convex part of which is the back. [1913 Webster]
  • Belly doublet, a doublet of the 16th century, hanging down so as to cover the belly. --Shak.
  • Belly fretting, the chafing of a horse's belly with a girth. --Johnson.
  • Belly timber, food. [Ludicrous] --Prior.
  • Belly worm, a worm that breeds or lives in the belly (stomach or intestines). --Johnson. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Belly'

From: GCIDE
  • Belly \Bel"ly\, v. i. To swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge. [1913 Webster]
  • The bellying canvas strutted with the gale. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'belly'

From: Easton
  • Belly the seat of the carnal affections (Titus 1:12; Phil. 3:19; Rom. 16:18). The word is used symbolically for the heart (Prov. 18:8; 20:27; 22:18, marg.). The "belly of hell" signifies the grave or underworld (Jonah 2:2).

Synonyms of 'belly'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Belly'