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belly up
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  1. belly up
  2. belly-up

belly up

intransitive verb

Definition of BELLY UP

: to move close or next to <bellied up to the bar>

Examples of BELLY UP

  1. <belly up to the buffet table and help yourselves>

First Known Use of BELLY UP

1880

Related to BELLY UP

Synonyms
approach, close, close in, come up, draw on, near, nigh
Antonyms
back (up or away), recede, retire, retreat, withdraw

Rhymes with BELLY UP

belly-up, bottom-up, buckle up, bundle up, buttercup, butter up, buttoned-up, cover-up, cozy up, double up, dummy up, fancy up, follow-up, gussy up, higher-up, lighten up, live it up, loosen up, loving cup, measure up, mix it up, open up, pick-me-up, pony up, power up, runner-up, seven-up, shoot-'em-up, stirrup cup, suck it up, suction cup, summing-up, up-and-up, wickiup, winding-up

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