bel·ly  (b?l??)n. pl. bel·lies 1. See abdomen.2. The underside of the body of certain vertebrate animals, such as a snake.3. A cut of meat from the underside of an animal, especially a pig.4. Informal a. The stomach.b. An appetite for food.5. The womb; the uterus.6. a. A part that bulges or protrudes: the belly of a sail.b. Anatomy The bulging, central part of a muscle.7. A deep or central interior space: the engine in the belly of a ship; fish down in the belly of a river.intr. & tr.v. bel·lied, bel·ly·ing, bel·lies To bulge or cause to bulge. See Synonyms at bulge.Phrasal Verb: belly up To approach closely: belly up to the bar.[Middle English beli, from Old English belg, bag; see bhelgh- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.belly (?b?l?) n, pl -lies1. (Zoology) the lower or front part of the body of a vertebrate, containing the intestines and other abdominal organs; abdomen. 2. the stomach, esp when regarded as the seat of gluttony3. a part, line, or structure that bulges deeply: the belly of a sail. 4. the inside or interior cavity of something: the belly of a ship. 5. the front or inner part or underside of something6. (Instruments) the surface of a stringed musical instrument over which the strings are stretched7. (Anatomy) the thick central part of certain muscles8. (Textiles) Austral and NZ the wool from a sheep’s belly9. (Tanning) tanning the portion of a hide or skin on the underpart of an animal10. (Archery) archery the surface of the bow next to the bowstring11. archaic the womb12. go belly up informal to die, fail, or come to an endvb, -lies, -lying or -liedto swell out or cause to swell out; bulge[Old English belig; related to Old High German balg, Old Irish bolg sack, Sanskrit barhi chaff]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014bel?ly (?b?l i) n., pl. -lies, n. 1. the abdomen or underpart of an animal. 2. the stomach with its adjuncts. 3. appetite or capacity for food; gluttony. 4. the womb; uterus. 5. the interior of something: a ship’s belly. 6. a protuberant surface of something: 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 underpart of the fuselage of an airplane. v.t. 10. to fill out; swell: Wind bellied the sails. v.i. 11. to swell out: sails bellying in the wind. 12. belly up, Informal. to approach very closely: bellied up to a bar. Idioms: go or turn belly up, Informal. to come to an end; die; fail. [before 950; Middle English bely, Old English bel(i)g bag, skin, c. Old Saxon, Old High German balg, Old Norse belgr, Gothic balgs] bel?ly?like`, adj. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.belly – In the violin family, the top surface of an instrument, across which the strings are placed.See also related terms for strings.Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.bellyPast participle: belliedGerund: bellyingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativebellybellyPresentI bellyyou bellyhe/she/it bellieswe bellyyou bellythey bellyPreteriteI belliedyou belliedhe/she/it belliedwe belliedyou belliedthey belliedPresent ContinuousI am bellyingyou are bellyinghe/she/it is bellyingwe are bellyingyou are bellyingthey are bellyingPresent PerfectI have belliedyou have belliedhe/she/it has belliedwe have belliedyou have belliedthey have belliedPast ContinuousI was bellyingyou were bellyinghe/she/it was bellyingwe were bellyingyou were bellyingthey were bellyingPast PerfectI had belliedyou had belliedhe/she/it had belliedwe had belliedyou had belliedthey had belliedFutureI will bellyyou will bellyhe/she/it will bellywe will bellyyou will bellythey will bellyFuture PerfectI will have belliedyou will have belliedhe/she/it will have belliedwe will have belliedyou will have belliedthey will have belliedFuture ContinuousI will be bellyingyou will be bellyinghe/she/it will be bellyingwe will be bellyingyou will be bellyingthey will be bellyingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been bellyingyou have been bellyinghe/she/it has been bellyingwe have been bellyingyou have been bellyingthey have been bellyingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been bellyingyou will have been bellyinghe/she/it will have been bellyingwe will have been bellyingyou will have been bellyingthey will have been bellyingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been bellyingyou had been bellyinghe/she/it had been bellyingwe had been bellyingyou had been bellyingthey had been bellyingConditionalI would bellyyou would bellyhe/she/it would bellywe would bellyyou would bellythey would bellyPast ConditionalI would have belliedyou would have belliedhe/she/it would have belliedwe would have belliedyou would have belliedthey would have belliedCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011