Thesaurus results for POTBELLY

potbelly

noun

ˈpät-ˌbe-lē

Definition of potbelly

as in belly

an enlarged or bulging abdomen he began exercising to get rid of his growing potbelly and to improve his health

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Recent Examples of potbelly In the footage shown at CinemaCon, Cruise is seen sporting gray hair and a potbelly, while rocking a Southern accent. — Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026 Those on the scene identified the pig as male and likely a potbelly. — Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025 This digestive machinery takes up a lot of room, giving the animals a potbelly. — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025 An equipment manager had such a potbelly that his pants kind of got lost under the belly. — Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025 The train car features a sitting area, kitchenette, gas potbelly stove, bathroom and king-sized bed. — Celia Fernandez,mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for potbelly

Noun

Then Kip caught himself and, by way of saying thanks, rubbed his belly, smiled big, gave me the finger.

— George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Asked what was going on in his head during those hours in the belly of the beast, though, Abrams demures.

— Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of belly

Noun

However, as surveillance footage was being reviewed, video from June 2026 showed Cantrell with a larger stomach, police said.

— Briauna Brown, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Detectives obtained video footage of Cantrell from a few months prior, and her stomach area appeared larger, the affidavit states.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of stomach

Noun

Tall and thin, but with a distinct paunch visible beneath his track suit, the man did not look like a captain of industry.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
The hair may be grayer, the paunches a little more pronounced, and the joints a little creakier, but the Jackass promise of delivering the missing link between the Three Stooges and a snuff film remains.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026