Definitions for bellY
ˈbɛl ibel·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abdomen, venter, stomach, bellynoun

   the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis

2. belly, paunchnoun

   a protruding abdomen

3. bellynoun

   a part that bulges deeply

   "the belly of a sail"

4. bellynoun

   the hollow inside of something

   "in the belly of the ship"

5. bellyverb

   the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish

6. belly, belly outverb

   swell out or bulge out

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bellynoun

   The abdomen.

2. bellynoun

   The stomach, especially a fat one.

3. bellynoun

   The lower fuselage of an airplane.

4. bellyverb

   To position one's belly.

5. bellyverb

   To swell and become protuberant; to bulge.

   The bellying canvas strutted with the gale. uE00026088uE001 Dryden.

6. Etymology: Old English bælg

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BELLYnoun

   Etymology: balg, Dutch; bol, bola, Welch.

   1. That part of the human body which reaches from the breast to the thighs, containing the bowels.

   The body’s members
   Rebell’d against the belly; thus accus’d it; ——
   That only like a gulf it did remain,
   Still cupboarding the viand, never bearing
   Like labour with the rest. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   2. In beasts, it is used, in general, for that part of the body next the ground.

   And the Lord said unto the serpent, upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life. Gen. iii. 14.

   3. The womb; in this sense, it is commonly used ludicrously or familiarly.

   I shall answer that better, than you can the getting up of the negro’s belly: the Moor is with child by you. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.

   The secret is grown too big for the pretence, like Mrs. Primly’s big belly. William Congreve, Way of the World.

   4. That part of man which requires food, in opposition to the back, or that which demands cloaths.

   They were content with a licentious and idle life, wherein they might fill their bellies by spoil, rather than by labour. John Hayward.

   Whose god is their belly. Phil. iii. 19.

   He that sows his grain upon marble, will have many a hungry belly before harvest. John Arbuthnot, History of J. Bull.

   5. The part of any thing that swells out into a larger capacity.

   Fortune sometimes turneth the handle of the bottle, which is easy to be taken hold of; and, after, the belly, which is hard to grasp. Francis Bacon, Ornament. Ration.

   An Irish harp hath the concave, or belly, not along the strings, but at the end of the strings. Francis Bacon, Nat. History, №. 146.

   6. Any place in which something is inclosed.

   Out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardst my voice. Jonah, ii. 2.

2. To Bellyverb

   To swell into a larger capacity; to hang out; to bulge out.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Thus by degrees day wastes, signs cease to rise,
   For bellying earth, still rising up, denies
   Their light a passage, and confines our eyes. Thomas Creech, Manilius.

   The pow’r appeas’d, with winds suffic’d the sail,
   The bellying canvas strutted with the gale. John Dryden, Fables.

   Loud ratt’ling shakes the mountains and the plain,
   Heav’n bellies downwards, and descends in rain. Dryden.

   ’Midst these disports, forget they not to drench
   Themselves with bellying goblets. Philips.

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1. belly

   The belly is the front, lower part of the human or animal body, located between the chest and the pelicles, that contains the stomach and other digestive organs. It is often associated with the region of the abdomen. In a broader and more informal context, it can also refer to the stomach area that is often subject to weight gain.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bellynoun

   that part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen

2. Bellynoun

   the under part of the body of animals, corresponding to the human belly

3. Bellynoun

   the womb

4. Bellynoun

   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

5. Bellynoun

   the hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the convex part of which is the back

6. Bellyverb

   to cause to swell out; to fill

7. Bellyverb

   to swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Belly

   Belly was an alternative rock band formed in 1991 by former Throwing Muses members Tanya Donelly and Fred Abong. The band was based in Boston, Massachusetts, though all of the original members grew up in Newport, Rhode Island. The band consisted of Donelly on lead vocals and guitar, Abong on bass, Tom Gorman on guitar, and Chris Gorman on drums. Tom and Chris, who were brothers, were childhood friends of Donelly's; they had previously played in the hardcore punk band Verbal Assault. On at least one tour date in Albany, NY, former Throwing Muses member, Leslie Langston, lent a hand on bass.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Belly

   bel′li, n. the part of the body between the breast and the thighs, containing the bowels: the stomach, as the receptacle of the food: the bowels proper: the womb or uterus: the interior of anything: the bulging part of anything, as a bottle, or any concave or hollow surface, as of a sail: the inner or lower surface of anything, as opposed to the back, as of a violin, &c.—adj. ventral, abdominal: (theol.) belonging to the flesh, carnal.—v.i. to swell or bulge out.—ns. Bel′ly-band, a saddle-girth: a band fastened to the shafts of a vehicle, and passing under the belly of the horse drawing it; Bel′lyful, a sufficiency; Bel′ly-god, one who makes a god of his belly, a glutton.—p.adj. Bel′lying.—n. Bel′ly-tim′ber, provisions. [M. E. bali, bely—A.S. bælig, belig; bælg, belg, bag.]

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1. Belly

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Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. belly

   The swell of a sail. The inner or hollow part of compass timber; the outside is called the back. To belly a sail is to inflate or fill it with the wind, so as to give a taut leech.--Bellying canvas is generally applied to a vessel going free, as when the belly and foot reefs which will not stand on a wind, are shaken out.--Bellying to the breeze, the sails filling or being inflated by the wind.--Bellying to leeward, when too much sail is injudiciously carried.

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EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Belly

   venter; under side of abdomen.

Matched Categories

1. • Adipose Tissue
   • Body Part
   • Bulge
   • Inside

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How to pronounce bellY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say bellY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bellY in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bellY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of bellY in a Sentence

1. Patricia Rockman:

   This might be at the nostrils, the chest or the belly. It's really on the physical sensations, the movement of breath at a specific point.

2. Tamara Duker Freuman:

   Someone might say,' I feel like I have a spare tire around my middle, and my clothes fit differently,' and they call it bloating, but I realize they are really talking about belly fat and weight gain, and the solution to that is weight loss.

3. Randy Tinseth:

   We don't want to over design an airplane just to carry belly cargo, especially when I can make an airplane that becomes more efficient delivering and carrying passengers.

4. Viktor Usov:

   Hed always greet you at the door with his little tail wagging, loved his belly scratched.

5. Randy Rogers:

   She wouldn’t eat and she wouldn’t wake up, she was very lethargic, she never opened her eyes. We kept getting assurances from the doctors and nurses a lot of babies think they’re still in mommy’s belly and they don’t want to wake up for a day or eat but then Rumer went to the NICU about eight hours after her birth.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bellY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Belly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=bellY
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bellY
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=bellY
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=bellY
8. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/belly
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=bellY
10. ^ Entomology
    https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=bellY
11. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=bellY