bellied up; bellying up; bellies up
: to move close or next to
bellied up to the bar
Examples of belly-up in a Sentence
Verb
belly up to the buffet table and help yourselves
Recent Examples on the Web
Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
The plane was found belly-up in three pieces, and all 64 people aboard were killed, officials said Thursday.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
BitcoinBuilder, Jones’s exchange, had a significant amount of funds tied up in Mt. Gox, once the world’s largest exchange and which went belly-up after hackers siphoned approximately $500 million from under its owner’s nose.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune Crypto, 11 Apr. 2023
Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
The playful pooch was filmed sprawled out on the ground with its belly up right outside a store.
has garnered more than 4.2 million views and 250,000 likes to date, sparking laughter and warm reactions in the comments section.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
When a property and casualty insurer does go belly up, there are safety nets for policyholders in the form of state guaranty associations, which are established by state law but privately funded by the insurance industry.
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
The 7-second clip shows the tiny puppy sprawled out with its belly up, lying limply across its owner's chest and neck, as if drained from a grueling day of activity.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The enterprise went belly up and created a rift with some family members who were part of the venture.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
Yet, even with Philadelphia squaring off against Kansas City in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, the patrons of Big Charlie’s still belly up to the bar in the belly of the beast.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
There’s certainly a decent stack of cautionary tales, examples of where a manager returning to the site of former glory goes belly up.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Still others have gone belly up and find themselves in receivership with more coming.
—Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Images of the wreckage that showed the plane lying belly-up went viral.
—Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
The plane was found belly-up in three pieces, and all 64 people aboard were killed, officials said Thursday.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
BitcoinBuilder, Jones’s exchange, had a significant amount of funds tied up in Mt. Gox, once the world’s largest exchange and which went belly-up after hackers siphoned approximately $500 million from under its owner’s nose.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune Crypto, 11 Apr. 2023
Verb
Hooters filed for bankruptcy this week, the latest casual dining chain to go belly up.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
The playful pooch was filmed sprawled out on the ground with its belly up right outside a store.
has garnered more than 4.2 million views and 250,000 likes to date, sparking laughter and warm reactions in the comments section.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
When a property and casualty insurer does go belly up, there are safety nets for policyholders in the form of state guaranty associations, which are established by state law but privately funded by the insurance industry.
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
The 7-second clip shows the tiny puppy sprawled out with its belly up, lying limply across its owner's chest and neck, as if drained from a grueling day of activity.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The enterprise went belly up and created a rift with some family members who were part of the venture.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
Yet, even with Philadelphia squaring off against Kansas City in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, the patrons of Big Charlie’s still belly up to the bar in the belly of the beast.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
There’s certainly a decent stack of cautionary tales, examples of where a manager returning to the site of former glory goes belly up.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Still others have gone belly up and find themselves in receivership with more coming.
—Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Belly-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belly-up. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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