Belly may refer to:
Anatomy
* The
abdomen
The abdomen (colloquially called the belly, tummy, midriff, tucky or stomach) is the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis, in humans and in other vertebrates. The abdomen is the front part of the abdominal segment of the torso. ...
, the part of the body between the pelvis and the thorax; or the
stomach
The stomach is a muscular, hollow organ in the gastrointestinal tract of humans and many other animals, including several invertebrates. The stomach has a dilated structure and functions as a vital organ in the digestive system. The stomach i ...
** A
beer belly
Abdominal obesity, also known as central obesity and truncal obesity, is a condition when excessive visceral fat around the stomach and abdomen has built up to the extent that it is likely to have a negative impact on health. Abdominal obesity has ...
, an overhang of fat above the waist, presumed to be caused by regular beer drinking
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Belly dance
Belly dance (Egyptian Arabic: رقص بلدي, translated: Dance of the Country/Folk Dance, romanized: Raks/Raas Baladi) is a dance that originates in Egypt. It features movements of the hips and torso. It has evolved to take many different f ...
* The fleshy, central part of a
skeletal muscle
Skeletal muscles (commonly referred to as muscles) are organs of the vertebrate muscular system and typically are attached by tendons to bones of a skeleton. The muscle cells of skeletal muscles are much longer than in the other types of muscl ...
(also known as a "muscle belly")
People
* The nickname of the England cricketer
Ian Bell
Ian Ronald Bell (born 11 April 1982) is an English former cricketer who played international cricket in all formats for the England cricket team and county cricket for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. A right-handed higher/middle order batsm ...
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Leon-August-Adolphe Belly, a 19th-century French painter
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Pierre Belly
Pierre Belly (August 17, 1738 – June 17, 1814) was a Louisiana planter, lawyer and judge. Originally a native of France, It's believed Belly arrived in Louisiana in 1774, where he received his first tract of land-for 3,756 acres in the form of a ...
(1738–1814), Louisiana planter, lawyer and judge
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Belly Mujinga
Belly may refer to:
Anatomy
* The abdomen, the part of the body between the pelvis and the thorax; or the stomach
** A beer belly, an overhang of fat above the waist, presumed to be caused by regular beer drinking
** Belly dance
* The fleshy, cen ...
(1972/3–2020), Congolese-born transport worker who died in London from COVID-19
Places
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Belly River
Belly River is a river in northwest Montana, United States and southern Alberta, Canada. It is a tributary of the Oldman River, itself a tributary of the South Saskatchewan River.
The name of the river may come from the Blackfoot word of , meanin ...
, river in Alberta, Canada
Music
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Belly (band)
Belly is an alternative rock band formed in Rhode Island in 1991 by former Throwing Muses and Breeders member Tanya Donelly. The original lineup consisted of Donelly on vocals and guitar, Fred Abong on bass, and brothers Tom and Chris Gorman on ...
, American alternative rock band
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Belly (rapper)
Ahmad Balshe ( ar, أحمد بلوشي) (born 7 April 1984), known professionally as Belly, is a Palestinian-Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born in Jenin, Balshe was raised in Ottawa. At twenty-one years old, he move ...
(born 1984), Canadian rap artist of Palestinian origin
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Lead Belly
Huddie William Ledbetter (; January 20, 1888 – December 6, 1949), better known by the stage name Lead Belly, was an American folk music, folk and blues singer notable for his strong vocals, Virtuoso, virtuosity on the twelve-string guita ...
(1889–1949), real name Huddie William Ledbetter, American folk and blues musician
* ''Belly'', an EP by
The Beast
* The surface of a
sound board, of a string instrument
* A kind of
steelpan
The steelpan (also known as a pan, steel drum, and sometimes, collectively with other musicians, as a steelband or steel orchestra) is a musical instrument originating in Trinidad and Tobago. Steelpan musicians are called pannists.
Descriptio ...
Other
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Belly (loyalty program)
Belly was founded in August 2011 in Chicago by Logan LaHive and Craig Ulliott, receiving its initial round of around $3M in funding from Chicago-based venture capital firm Lightbank.
Belly provides a loyalty program for merchants, using an in-s ...
, a digital loyalty program for small businesses
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''Belly'' (film), a 1998 film
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''Belly'' (soundtrack), a 1998 soundtrack album of the film
* The
draft, in a sail
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Tuna
A tuna is a saltwater fish that belongs to the tribe Thunnini, a subgrouping of the Scombridae (mackerel) family. The Thunnini comprise 15 species across five genera, the sizes of which vary greatly, ranging from the bullet tuna (max length: ...
, belly (fatty tuna), also known as ''toro'', used in Japanese food
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Belly landing
A belly landing or gear-up landing occurs when an aircraft lands without its landing gear fully extended and uses its underside, or belly, as its primary landing device. Normally the term ''gear-up landing'' refers to incidents in which the pilot ...
, of an aircraft when it crashes onto a runway with its undercarriage retracted
See also
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Belley (disambiguation) Belley is a commune in Eastern France.
Belley may also refer to:
Places
* Canton of Belley
* Arrondissement of Belley
People
* Jean-Baptiste Belley (c.1746–1805), former slave and member of the National Convention and the Council of Five ...
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