"belly up" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: en-au-belly up.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} belly up (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) Dead or defunct. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Categories (topical): Death Related terms: go belly-up, tits up
    Sense id: en-belly_up-en-adj-1-44W~r8 Disambiguation of Death: 47 3 49 0

Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-belly up.ogg Forms: bellies up [present, singular, third-person], bellying up [participle, present], bellied up [participle, past], bellied up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} belly up (third-person singular simple present bellies up, present participle bellying up, simple past and past participle bellied up)
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To gather close, or approach eagerly or assertively, as a bar for ordering alcoholic drinks. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-belly_up-en-verb-a4UlKA6C
  2. (intransitive) To die; to fail or go out of business. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Death
    Sense id: en-belly_up-en-verb-PXfwXpiY Disambiguation of Death: 47 3 49 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 23 50 20 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 8 20 48 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 23 50 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 22 54 21
  3. (intransitive, of a dog) To lay on the back with its belly up. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: belly-up Derived forms: belly up to the bar
    Sense id: en-belly_up-en-verb-jkAuwNja

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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