[bel-ee] 
noun, plural -lies, verb, -lied, -ly⋅ing.| 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. | Anatomy. 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. |
| 12. | to fill out; swell: Wind bellied the sails. |
| 13. | to swell out: Sails bellying in the wind. |
| 14. | to crawl on one's belly: soldiers bellying through a rice paddy. |
| 15. | belly up, Informal.
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| 16. | go or turn belly up, Informal. to come to an end; die; fail: After years of barely surviving on donations, the neighborhood social club finally went belly up. |
belly bel·ly (běl'ē)
n.
See abdomen.
The stomach.
The womb; the uterus.
The bulging, central part of a muscle. Also called venter.