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belly up

belly up \bel"ly up`\, v. i. to approach (a counter) and stand in front of it; -- used mostly in the phrase

belly up to the bar (i.e. to a counter in a saloon).

belly up

belly up \bel"ly up`\, belly-up \bel"ly-up`\, a. [from analogy to the position of a floating dead fish.] defunct; bankrupt; -- used mostly of commercial organizations; often used in the phrase

go belly-up, i. e. to go bankrupt.

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belly up
  1. (label en idiomatic) dead or defunct. alt. (label en idiomatic) dead or defunct. v

  2. (label en idiomatic) To gather close, or approach eagerly or assertively, as a bar for ordering alcoholic drinks.

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Belly Up

Belly Up is a novel by author Stuart Gibbs.

It is the first installment in the FunJungle Collection, which takes place at a zoo/theme park in central Texas.

Usage examples of "belly up".

She pulled him deep and thrust her fleece covered belly up hard to skewer herself deliciously on the driving hot flesh of his pumping rod.

It lay perfectly relaxed, belly up, eyes half-closed in a beatific expression as she rubbed its chest.

With casual, almost disinterested efficiency, they drew her up, tore the clothes from her, and bound her back down over the stone again, belly up to the stars, arms and legs spread.

The leather padding pushed her belly up toward her breasts, but she heard the locking bar clack as it fell into place.

And then to the tiles, slave, belly up, arms and rod above the head.

I had then, after the fall of darkness, deeming it then reasonably safe, bound her naked, belly up, over the saddle of my tarn and, eluding patrols, escaped from the city.