belly
bel|ly /b'eli/ (bellies)
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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
2 [PHRASE] V inflects
If a company goes belly up, it does not have enough money to pay its debts. (INFORMAL)
I really can't afford to see this company go belly up.
= go bustbeer bel|ly (beer bellies)
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If a man has a beer belly, he has a fat stomach because of drinking too much beer.
He was short and fat, with a large beer belly.
= paunchbel|ly but|ton (belly buttons)
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Your belly button is the small round thing in the centre of your stomach. (INFORMAL)
= navelbel|ly danc|er (belly dancers)
also belly-dancer
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A belly dancer is a woman who performs a Middle Eastern dance in which she moves her hips and abdomen about.bel|ly laugh (belly laughs)
also belly-laugh
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A belly laugh is a very loud, deep laugh.
Each gag was rewarded with a generous belly-laugh.pot bel|ly (pot bellies)
also potbelly
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Someone who has a pot belly has a round, fat stomach which sticks out, either because they eat or drink too much, or because they have had very little to eat for some time.
1 [N-COUNT] with poss
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
2 [PHRASE] V inflects
If a company goes belly up, it does not have enough money to pay its debts. (INFORMAL)
I really can't afford to see this company go belly up.
= go bustbeer bel|ly (beer bellies)
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If a man has a beer belly, he has a fat stomach because of drinking too much beer.
He was short and fat, with a large beer belly.
= paunchbel|ly but|ton (belly buttons)
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Your belly button is the small round thing in the centre of your stomach. (INFORMAL)
= navelbel|ly danc|er (belly dancers)
also belly-dancer
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A belly dancer is a woman who performs a Middle Eastern dance in which she moves her hips and abdomen about.bel|ly laugh (belly laughs)
also belly-laugh
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A belly laugh is a very loud, deep laugh.
Each gag was rewarded with a generous belly-laugh.pot bel|ly (pot bellies)
also potbelly
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Someone who has a pot belly has a round, fat stomach which sticks out, either because they eat or drink too much, or because they have had very little to eat for some time.