bellˈyacher noun

bellˈy-band noun

1. A saddle-girth
2. A band fastened to the shafts of a vehicle, and passing under the belly of the horse drawing it

belly button noun (informal)

The navel

belly dance noun

A sensuous Eastern dance, performed by a woman, with very pronounced movement of the abdomen and hips

intransitive verb

To perform such a dance

belly dancer noun

belly flop noun

1. An inexpert dive in which one lands face down, flat on the water
2. A belly landing

bellˈy-flop intransitive verb

bellˈy-god noun

A person who makes a god of his belly, a glutton

belly landing noun

(of an aircraft) a landing without using the landing wheels

belly laugh noun

A deep unrestrained laugh

belly tank noun (aeronautics) see ventral tank under venter¹

bellˈy-timber noun (archaic)

Provisions, food

belly up to (US sl)

To go directly or purposefully towards

go belly up (slang)

1. To die, fail (as a dead fish, floating belly upwards)
2. (of a business, etc) to fail