belly: Meaning and Definition of

bel•ly

1. the front or under part of a vertebrate body from the breastbone to the pelvis, containing the abdominal viscera; the abdomen.
2. the stomach with its adjuncts.
3. appetite or capacity for food; gluttony.
4. the womb.
5. the inside or interior of anything: the belly of a ship.
6. a protuberant or bulging surface of anything: the belly of a flask.
7. the fleshy part of a muscle.
8. the front, inner, or under surface or part, as distinguished from the back.
9. the front surface of a violin or similar instrument.
10. a bulge on a vertical surface of fresh concrete.
11. the underpart of the fuselage of an airplane.

1. to fill out; swell: Wind bellied the sails.

1. to swell out: Sails bellying in the wind.
2. to crawl on one's belly: soldiers bellying through a rice paddy.
3. to belly up to a bar.
1. to approach closely, esp. until one is in physical contact:to belly up to a bar.
2. to curry favor from:Would you have gotten the promotion if you hadn't bellied up to the boss?
4. to come to an end; die; fail: After years of barely surviving on donations, the neighborhood social club finally went belly up.