To position one’s belly; to move on one’s belly. / (intransitive) To swell and become protuberant; to bulge or billow. / (transitive) To cause to swell out; to fill.

The abdomen, especially a fat one. / The stomach. / The womb. / The lower fuselage of an airplane. / The main curved portion of a knife blade.

Bulging or billowing.

present participle of belly

A bulging, swelling or billowing shape; the act or state of bulging, swelling or billowing.

plural of bellying

simple past tense and past participle of belly

Having a large or prominent belly. / (in combination) Having a belly of a specified type. / Swollen, bulging, or billowing; bellying. / (figuratively) Overblown, exaggerated.

plural of belly

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of belly