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belly 1. the lower or front part of the body of a vertebrate, containing the intestines and other abdominal organs; abdomen 2. the surface of a stringed musical instrument over which the strings are stretched 3. the thick central part of certain muscles 4. Austral and NZ the wool from a sheep's belly 5. Archery the surface of the bow next to the bowstring belly [′bel·ē] (anatomy) The abdominal cavity or the abdomen. The most prominent, fleshy, central portion of a muscle. (graphic arts) A downward curve in the center of a type line. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Only new diseases, hospitals going belly up and worker wages going down should be thrown on their backs. The second hall takes a leap to the 1970s: military dictatorship, foreign borrowing, capital flight, industries going belly up, rising unemployment rates and state assumption of private debts. The very fact that liberals are talking about using income tax revenues to keep Social Security from going belly up means that the program will have to make workers pay more for the same benefits in the future. |
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