belly
part of speech
noun (a belly, bellies)
meaning for a pupil
1) The front part of the body between the chest and the legs, where the stomach is; the tummy. tree →
2) The stomach, where food goes. tree →
3) The rounded underside of an animal or of a thing like a plane or a boat. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: In the laws of clean and unclean animals, creeping things that go on their belly are forbidden. The bitter water test of a suspected wife (sotah) causes the belly to swell if she is guilty. In the primary lessons: In everyday life, children say tummy or belly; doctors say abdomen. In science, an animal's belly is its underside, often paler in colour. In stories, «belly laugh» is a big deep laugh, and a full belly means someone has eaten well. Phrases: «belly button», «belly laugh», «belly flop» (a painful flat dive), «on its belly», «a full belly».
examples
- And he went after the man of Israel into the chamber, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. (Torah NUM.25.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- and this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, and make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to fall away'; and the woman shall say: 'Amen, Amen.' (Torah NUM.5.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all fours, or whatsoever hath many feet, even all swarming things that swarm upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are a detestable thing. (Torah LEV.11.42, JPS 1917) tree →
- They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, and their belly prepareth deceit. (Writings JOB.15.35, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly. (Prophets JON.2.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our belly cleaveth unto the earth. (Writings PSA.44.26, JPS 1917) tree →
- The baby giggled when I tickled her belly. tree →
- The dog rolled over to have its belly rubbed. tree →
- My belly is full after that big dinner. tree →
- A snake slides along on its belly. tree →
- He did a belly flop into the pool and it stung. tree →
- Your belly button is where the cord joined you to your mum. tree →
- The plane's belly touched the runway. tree →
- Santa had a round belly that shook when he laughed. tree →
- The Members of the Body once rebelled against the Belly. tree →
note
Plural: bellies (y → ies). «Belly» is a bit informal; «stomach» or «tummy» are also used, and «abdomen» is the scientific word. A real «stomach» is one organ inside the belly; a tummy ache can come from other organs too.
In the corpora
- And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly.
- Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly.
- For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
- The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his desire; but the belly of the wicked shall want.
- The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «belly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.