Definition of "belly" []

• See abdomen. (noun)
• The underside of the body of certain vertebrates, such as snakes and fish. (noun)
• Informal The stomach. (noun)
• Informal An appetite for food. (noun)
• The womb; the uterus. (noun)

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• "I still remember the horror on his face as he realized what was going to happen: Instead of landing feet-first, he was going to land flat on his face, in what we called a belly-buster, aka belly flop."
• "The term belly-dance is a creation of Orientalism, and is first attested in English in 1899, translating French danse du ventre."
• "The term belly-dance is a creation of Orientalism, and is first attested in English in 1899, translating French danse du ventre Native to North Africa,"