belly
belly Lexical Profile
belly Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The front part of the human trunk below the ribs, containing the stomach and bowels; the abdomen.
"The baby lay on a soft blanket and kicked his legs while resting on his belly."
The underside of the body of a four-legged animal, bird, fish, or reptile.
"The golden retriever rolled over on the grass to have its belly scratched."
The rounded, bulging, or deep interior part of an object, such as a ship, aircraft, vase, or stringed musical instrument.
"Cargo was carefully loaded into the spacious belly of the transport plane."
• verb
To swell or bulge out (especially of a sail or fabric catching the wind).
"The canvas sails began to belly out as the afternoon breeze picked up across the bay."
To crawl or move along with one's abdomen flat against the ground.
"The wildlife photographer had to belly through the tall grass to avoid startling the herd."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'belig' (bag, purse, or bellows), ultimately from a Proto-Germanic root meaning 'to swell' or 'inflate'.