n., pl. -lies.

1. See abdomen (sense 1).
2. The underside of the body of certain vertebrates, such as snakes and fish.
3. Informal.
   1. The stomach.
   2. An appetite for food.
4. The womb; the uterus.
5. 1. A part that bulges or protrudes: the belly of a sail.
   2. Anatomy. The bulging, central part of a muscle.
6. A deep, hollow interior: the belly of a ship.

intr. & tr.v., -lied, -ly·ing, -lies.

To bulge or cause to bulge. See synonyms at bulge.

phrasal verb:

belly up

1. To approach closely: belly up to the bar.

[Middle English beli, from Old English belg, bag.]

verb

To curve outward past the normal or usual limit: bag, balloon, beetle, bulge, jut, overhang, pouch, project, protrude, protuberate, stand out, stick out. See convex/concave.

The upper surface of the body of a string instrument.

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1. The fleshy middle region of a muscle that forms the main, actively contractile part.

2. Applied colloquially to the abdomen or abdominal cavity

1. the softer, ventral part of the abdomen.
2. the fleshy, contractile part of a muscle.

• b. board — a board attached to a cable or wire fence to ensure that cattle see the fence and do not injure themselves charging into it.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - mave, vom, bug
v. tr. - få til at bugne ud
v. intr. - krybe på maven

idioms:

• belly button    navle
• belly dance    mavedans
• belly land    mavelande
• belly laugh    hjertelig latter
• go belly up    lande med benene i vejret

Nederlands (Dutch)
buik(je), onderbuik, welving, ronding, (doen) opzwellen

Français (French)
n. - panse, ventre (d'une femme enceinte), renflement, table harmonique, ventre (d'un bateau), creux (d'une voile), (Culin) poitrine (de porc)
v. tr. - gonfler, enfler
v. intr. - s'enfler, se gonfler

idioms:

• belly button    nombril
• belly dance    danse du ventre
• belly land    (faire) un atterrissage sur le ventre
• belly laugh    gros rire
• go belly up    faire faillite, mourir

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bauch, Magen, Bauchung
v. - anschwellen, sich blähen, quellen

idioms:

• belly button    Nabel
• belly dance    Bauchtanz
• belly land    eine Bauchlandung machen
• belly laugh    schallendes Gelächter
• go belly up    Pleite gehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κοιλιά, μπάκα, εσωτερική κοιλότητα, υπογάστριο ατράκτου αεροσκάφους
v. - φουσκώνω, γεμίζω με αέρα

idioms:

• belly button    ομφαλός, αφαλός
• belly dance    χορός της κοιλιάς
• belly land    (για αεροσκάφη) προσγειώνομαι με την κοιλιά
• belly laugh    χάχανο, τρανταχτό γέλιο
• go belly up    χρεοκοπώ

Italiano (Italian)
gonfiarsi, pancia, ventre

idioms:

• belly button    ombelico
• belly dance    danza del ventre
• belly land    atterraggio sul ventre
• belly laugh    risata a crepapelle
• go belly up    morire, fare fallimento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - barriga (f), abdome (m), bojo (m)
v. - inchar, fazer bojo

idioms:

• beer belly    barriga (f) de cerveja
• belly button    umbigo (m)
• belly dance    dança (f) do ventre
• belly land    aterrissagem (f) de barriga (Aer.)
• belly laugh    risada incontrolável
• go belly up    morrer, extinguir-se

Русский (Russian)
пузо, брюхо, живот, днище

idioms:

• beer belly    брюхо
• belly button    пуп
• belly dance    танец живота
• belly land    посадить самолет на фюзеляж
• belly laugh    громкий хохот, ржание
• go belly up    умереть, откинуться, коньки отбросить

Español (Spanish)
n. - vientre, barriga, abdomen, tripa, panza, seno
v. tr. - hincharse, inflarse
v. intr. - hincharse, inflarse

idioms:

• belly button    ombligo
• belly dance    danza del vientre
• belly land    aterrizar sobre la panza, caer de bruces
• belly laugh    carcajada
• go belly up    fracasar financieramente

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - buk, mage
v. - bukta sig, svälla

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
腹, 腹腔, 腹部, 胃, 肚子, 食欲, 使鼓起, 使胀满, 鼓起, 胀满, 爬行

idioms:

• belly button    肚脐
• belly dance    肚皮舞
• belly land    以机腹着陆
• belly laugh    捧腹大笑
• go belly up    倒闭, 破产

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 腹, 腹腔, 腹部, 胃, 肚子, 食欲
v. tr. - 使鼓起, 使脹滿
v. intr. - 鼓起, 脹滿, 爬行

idioms:

• belly button    肚臍
• belly dance    肚皮舞
• belly land    以機腹著陸
• belly laugh    捧腹大笑
• go belly up    倒閉, 破產

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 배, 위, 식욕
v. tr. - ~을 불룩하게 하다
v. intr. - 부풀다, 불룩해지다

idioms:

• go belly up    빚을 갚을 정도의 돈을 가지고 있지 않다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 腹, 胃, ふくらんだ部分, 胴, 腹部, 子宮, ふくらみ
v. - ふくらませる, ふくらむ

idioms:

• belly button    おへそ
• belly dance    ベリーダンス
• belly land    胴体着陸をする
• belly laugh    大笑い
• go belly up    へたばる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بطن, معدة, كرش (فعل) انتفخ, تكور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כרס, בטן, קיבה, פני הכינור‬
v. tr. - ‮ניפח‬
v. intr. - ‮התכרס, בלט, התנפח‬

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