belly
noun
[ ˈbɛli ]
• the front part of the human trunk below the ribs, containing the stomach and bowels.
• "his fat belly stuck out over his trousers"
• the rounded underside of a ship or aircraft.
belly
verb
• swell or cause to swell.
• "as she leaned forward her pullover bellied out"
Similar:
billow (out),
bulge (out),
swell (out),
balloon (out),
bag (out),
fill out,
puff out,
distend,
• move or sit close to (a bar or table).
• "regulars who first bellied up to the bar years before"
Origin:
Old English belig ‘bag’, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘swell, be inflated’.
