Synonyms of belly up

belly up

verb

as in to close

to come near or nearer

belly up to the buffet table and help yourselves

Synonyms & Similar Words

• close
• approach
• draw on
• come
• near
• close in
• come up
• show up
• arrive
• land
• reach
• turn up
• attain
• hit
• nigh
• sneak up
• creep up
• gain
• waltz (up)
• border
• touch
• verge
• make
• adjoin

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• back (up or away)
• withdraw
• retire
• recede
• retreat
• run away
• walk out
• leave
• remove
• go
• clear out
• pull out
• take off
• exit
• quit
• depart
• shove (off)
• light out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of belly up

And then, suddenly, a male orca soared into view, belly up, and smashed his head into the dead fish. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 July 2026

Snorkel with turtles in the Tobago Cays; relax on Canouan’s Godahl Beach; or belly up to Basil’s Bar on Mustique. — Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026

Dominick’s, a nearly century-old company that once had some 70-plus outlets across Chicagoland, went belly up at the end of 2013 as competition from independents and chains took its toll. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026

The new place has a bar to belly up to, a beat-up car for families and kids to play in and pose for the 'Gram and TikTok, and colorful neon signs. — Charlie D'agata, CBS News, 10 June 2026

The store went belly up in a few short years as the Great Depression hit. — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2026

It has been said that the first round of internet companies went belly up and that the second round of companies became household names and survived. — Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 4 Mar. 2026

The private patio space off of the living room bellies up to the beach, where two sunbeds and an umbrella are set up for sunset happy hours. — Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 24 Feb. 2026

Once called ''the funniest woman on TV,'' Catherine O'Hara spends much of her time these days bellying up against a snooker table at the Squeeze Club, a Toronto juice bar and pool hall. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026