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bellying

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bel·ly  (bl)
n. pl. bel·lies
1. See abdomen.
2. The underside of the body of certain vertebrates, such as snakes and fish.
3. Informal
a. The stomach.
b. An appetite for food.
4. The womb; the uterus.
5.
a. A part that bulges or protrudes: the belly of a sail.
b. Anatomy The bulging, central part of a muscle.
6. A deep, hollow interior: the belly of a ship.
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.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.bellying - curving outward
bulgy, protuberant, bellied, bulbous, bulging
protrusive - thrusting outward


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Bit by bit, an inch at a time, with here a wolf bellying forward, and there a wolf bellying forward, the circle would narrow until the brutes were almost within springing distance.
White Fang by London, Jack View in context
Hawtayne bent his weight upon the tiller, and crouched to see under the bellying sail.
The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
Neither Number Thirteen nor any of his crew had ever before seen a boat, and outside of the leader there was scarcely enough brains in the entire party to render it at all likely that they could ever navigate it, but the young man saw that the other prahus were being propelled by the long sticks which protruded from their sides, and he also saw the sails bellying with wind, though he had but a vague conception of their purpose.
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