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Definition of belly verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

belly

verb

NAmE//ˈbɛli//

[intransitive] belly (out)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they belly

he / she / it bellies

past simple bellied

-ing form bellying

(especially of sails) to fill with air and become rounder The sails bellied out in the wind.

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