Word Definition

Belly

  1. The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the convex part of which is the back.
  2. That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen.
  3. 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.
  4. To cause to swell out; to fill.
  5. The womb.
  6. To swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge.
  7. The under part of the body of animals, corresponding to the human belly.