Belly
11belly up — bel‧ly up [ˌbeli ˈʌp] adverb informal FINANCE COMMERCE go belly up if a company goes belly up, it stops trading because it cannot pay its debts …
12belly — UK US /ˈbeli/ noun ● go belly up Cf. go belly up …
13belly — [n] stomach abdomen, bay window*, beer belly*, breadbasket*, corporation*, front porch*, gut, insides, intestines, paunch, pelvis, pot*, pot belly*, solar plexus, spare tire*, tank, tummy, venter; concept 393 …
14belly — ► NOUN (pl. bellies) 1) the front part of the human body below the ribs, containing the stomach and bowels. 2) a person s stomach. 3) the rounded underside of a ship or aircraft. 4) the top surface of a violin or similar instrument, over which… …
15Belly — Bel ly, v. i. To swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge. [1913 Webster] The bellying canvas strutted with the gale. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …
16belly up — el ly up , v. i. to approach (a counter) and stand in front of it; used mostly in the phrase {belly up to the bar} (i.e. to a counter in a saloon). [PJC] …
17belly-up — adjective INFORMAL if a company goes belly up, it loses all of its money …
18Belly — C est en Charente que le nom est le plus fréquent. Il semble que ce soit une forme latinisée ou un diminutif de Beau, Bel, équivalent de Belin, Bellin. A noter cependant divers hameaux Belly dans le Sud Ouest, notamment en Gironde (Aubiac, Birac) …
19belly up — If things go belly up, they go badly wrong …
20Belly — Bel ly, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bellied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bellying}.] To cause to swell out; to fill. [R.] [1913 Webster] Your breath of full consent bellied his sails. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
