bellied

1. 1
   adjectivein compounds

   Having a belly of a certain kind, used after another word, as in big-bellied or round-bellied.

   A pot-bellied pig followed the kids around the farm.

   She bought a round-bellied teapot at the street market.

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2. 2
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of belly. Use it for something that already happened.

   The sails bellied in the strong wind.

   The soldier bellied under the fence to stay out of sight.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Having a big belly that sticks out.

   A short, bellied man opened the door and smiled at us.

   Our bellied old cat sleeps by the stove all day.

   Similarpaunchy, potbellied, portly, stout

4. 4
   adjective

   Swollen, puffed out, or bulging outward.

   The bellied sails carried the boat quickly across the bay.

   Dark, bellied clouds hung low over the hills.

   Similarswollen, rounded

   Oppositeflat, concave

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5. 5
   adjectivefiguratively

   Made to seem much bigger or greater than it really is.

   Similarinflated, overblown, exaggerated, bloated

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