Belly meaning

What does “belly” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“belly” is a noun and verb with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis.

belly

noun

the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
Synonymsabdomen venter stomach
a protruding abdomen
Synonymspaunch
a part that bulges deeply
“the belly of a sail”
the hollow inside of something
“in the belly of the ship”
the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish

verb

swell out or bulge out
Synonymsbelly out

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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