Etymology : Middle English bely bellows, belly, from Old English belg bag, skin; akin to Old High German balg bag, skin, Old English blAwan to blow; more at BLOW
Pronunciation : 'be-lE
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. front part, stomach; venter, abdomen. inflate, fill; become inflated; protrude, stand out. see:
go belly up. belly\bel"ly\ (b&ebreve;l"l&ybreve;), n.; pl. bellies (-l&ibreve;z). [oe. bali, bely, as. belg, b?lg, b?lig, bag, bellows, belly; akin to icel. belgr bag, bellows, sw. b?lg, dan. b?lg, d. & g. balg, cf. w. bol the paunch or belly, dim. boly, ir. bolg. cf. bellows, follicle, fool, bilge.].
2. 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.
3. the under part of the body of animals, corresponding to the human belly. underneath the belly of their steeds.
4. the womb. [obs.] before i formed thee in the belly i knew thee. 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.
6. 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.belly fretting, the chafing of a horse's belly with a girth.belly timber, food. [ludicrous]belly worm, a worm that breeds or lives in the belly (stomach or intestines).belly \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.belly \bel"ly\, v. i. to swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge. the bellying canvas strutted with the gale.belly n.
7. the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis [syn: abdomen, venter, stomach].
8. a protruding abdomen [syn: paunch].
9. the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish swell out or bulge out [syn: belly out]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).
10. That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen.
11. The under part of the body of animals, corresponding to the human belly.
12. The womb.
13. 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.
14. The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the convex part of which is the back.
15. To cause to swell out; to fill.
16. To swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge. the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish a protruding abdomen the hollow inside of something; "in the belly of the ship" a part that bulges deeply; "the belly of a sail" swell out or bulge out.
17. 1. The belly of a person or animal is their stomach or abdomen. In British English, this is an informal or literary use. She laid her hands on her swollen belly You'll eat so much your belly'll be like a barrel. see also:
beer belly, pot belly = stomach, tummy.
18. If a company goes belly up, it does not have enough money to pay its debts. I really can't afford to see:
this company go belly up. = go bust. belly out bellied bellying bellies to fill with air and become rounder in shape.
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