English Dictionary

belly

/ˈbɛli/

verb

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.

He belly-flopped into the pool.

意味（1）

To position one’s belly; to move on one’s belly.

Bellying forward to the edge of the clearing, he found Hans, lying on his face, feathered with arrows like a porcupine.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To swell and become protuberant; to bulge or billow.

The Pow'r appeaſ'd, with Winds ſuffic'd the Sail, / The bellying Canvaſs ſtrutted with the Gale; […]

意味（3）

(transitive) To cause to swell out; to fill.

Your breath of full consent bellied his sails; […]