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UNDERBELLY

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• UNDERBELLY (noun)
The noun UNDERBELLY has 3 senses:

1. lower side
2. the soft belly or underside of an animal's body
3. the quality of being weak or unprotected

Familiarity information: UNDERBELLY used as a noun is uncommon.

• UNDERBELLY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Lower side

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Context example:

the underbellies of clouds

Hypernyms ("underbelly" is a kind of...):

bottom; underside; undersurface (the lower side of anything)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The soft belly or underside of an animal's body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

underbody; underbelly

Hypernyms ("underbelly" is a kind of...):

abdomen; belly; stomach; venter (the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

The quality of being weak or unprotected

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Context example:

the soft underbelly of the Axis

Hypernyms ("underbelly" is a kind of...):

soft spot; weak part; weak spot (a place of especial vulnerability)

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