noun
- The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis.
- A protruding abdomen.
- synonyms: paunch
- A part that bulges deeply.
- usage: "the belly of a sail"
- The hollow inside of something.
- usage: "in the belly of the ship"
- The underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish.
verb
- Swell out or bulge out.
- synonyms: belly out
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