belly

Noun

• the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish

• the hollow inside of something
  • in the belly of the ship
    

• a part that bulges deeply
  • the belly of a sail
    

• a protruding abdomen

• the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis

Verb

• swell out or bulge out

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  paunch , abdomen , venter , stomach , belly out