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  1. 1. n. That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The under part of the body of animals, corresponding to the human belly. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. The womb. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. The part of anything which resembles the human belly in protuberance or in cavity; the innermost part; as, the belly of a flask, muscle, sail, ship. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the convex part of which is the back. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. To cause to swell out; to fill. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. i. To swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge. Source: opted
  8. 8. n. the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. a protruding abdomen Source: wordnet
  10. 10. n. a part that bulges deeply Source: wordnet
  11. 11. n. the hollow inside of something Source: wordnet
  12. 12. n. the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish Source: wordnet

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