1. The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
   "He did sit-ups to strengthen his belly";
   - abdomen, venter, stomach
    
2. A protruding or large belly
   "His belly suggested a fondness for beer";
   - paunch, pot [informal], potbelly, bay window [informal], corporation [informal], tummy [informal]
    
3. A part that bulges deeply
   "the belly of a sail"
    
4. The hollow inside of something
   "in the belly of the ship"
    
5. The underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish
   "The snake's belly was pale compared to its back"

1. Swell out or bulge out
   "The sail bellied out in the strong wind";
   - belly out

Derived forms: bellies, bellied, bellying

Type of: adipose tissue, body part, bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, fat, fatty tissue, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, inside, interior, intumesce, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, puff, swell, swell up, swelling, tumefy, tumesce, underpart

Part of: body, craniate, torso, trunk, vertebrate

Encyclopedia: Belly