Definitions for: Belly


[n] the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish
[n] a protruding abdomen
[n] the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
[n] the hollow inside of something; "in the belly of the ship"
[n] a part that bulges deeply; "the belly of a sail"
[v] swell out or bulge out



Webster (1913) Definition: 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["a]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.

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.

2. The under part of the body of animals, corresponding to
the human belly.

Underneath the belly of their steeds. --Shak.

3. The womb. [Obs.]

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee.
--Jer. i. 5.

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.

Out of the belly of hell cried I. --Jonah ii. 2.

5. (Arch.) The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the
convex part of which is the back.

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.


Bel"ly, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bellied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bellying.]
To cause to swell out; to fill. [R.]

Your breath of full consent bellied his sails. --Shak.


Bel"ly, v. i.
To swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge.

The bellying canvas strutted with the gale. --Dryden.

Synonyms: abdomen, belly out, paunch, stomach, venter

See Also: abdominal aorta, abdominal cavity, abdominal wall, adipose tissue, arteria colica, bay window, bellybutton, body, body part, bowel, bulge, bump, colic artery, corporation, craniate, excrescence, extrusion, fat, fatty tissue, gibbosity, gibbousness, gut, hump, hypochondrium, inside, interior, intestine, intumesce, jut, navel, omphalos, omphalus, pot, potbelly, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swell, swell up, torso, trunk, tumefy, tummy, umbilicus, underbelly, underbody, underpart, vertebrate

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