Crossword clues for underbelly
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Underbelly \Un"der*bel`ly\, n.
The lower ventral part of the abdomen of an animal, especially one that walks on four feet.
The surface of an object closest to the ground, especially of an extended object such as an airplane.
The weak point of an object vulnerable to attack; used especially in the phrase ``the soft underbelly''.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. (context figuratively English) The side which is not normally seen
WordNet
n. lower side; "the underbellies of clouds"
the soft belly or underside of an animal's body [syn: underbody]
the quality of being weak or unprotected; "the soft underbelly of the Axis"- Winston Churchill
Wikipedia
The Underbelly is a venue at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe off Cowgate. From 2001-2004, Underbelly was the only venue operated by Underbelly Limited. In 2005, Underbelly added the Baby Belly venue. In 2006, these venues were joined by the E4 UdderBELLY and the Cow Barn.
Underbelly is a live events producer and venue operator, known as one of the "Big Four" venue operators at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. From its roots as a Fringe venue, the company has expanded to include a festival on London's South Bank and seasonal events in Edinburgh and elsewhere.
Underbelly is the side of something that is not normally seen. Figuratively, it means a vulnerable or weak part, similar to the term Achilles' heel, or alternatively, a hidden, illicit side of society.
This term could refer to:
The soundtrack from the controversial Australian TV series, Underbelly was released on 29 March 2008. It features some of the songs from various artists that played in episodes, and includes elements of the score by Burkhard Dallwitz.
Underbelly is an Australian television true crime- drama series which first aired on the Nine Network on 13 February 2008 and last aired 1 September 2013. Each series was based on real-life events. There have been six series in total. A 2014 series titled Fat Tony & Co is a sequel to the first series but is not branded under the Underbelly title.
Underbelly, the first series of Australian crime television drama series Underbelly. The thirteen-part series originally aired from 13 February 2008 to 7 May 2008 on the Nine Network and is loosely based on the real events of the 1995–2004 gangland war in Melbourne. It depicts the key players in Melbourne's criminal underworld, including the Carlton Crew and their rival, Carl Williams. The series is based on the book Leadbelly: Inside Australia's Underworld, by journalists John Silvester and Andrew Rule, and borrows its name from the successful Underbelly true crime anthology book series also authored by Silvester and Rule. An alternative and significantly updated tie-in novel, Underbelly: The Gangland War, was released as their 13th book in the series. The series is produced by the Australian Film Finance Corporation, in association with Film Victoria. The executive producers are Des Monaghan and Jo Horsburgh.
The lead-up to Underbelly involved a heavy marketing campaign which covered radio, print, billboards and an increased online presence, including the use of social networking tools. At a reported cost of $500,000, both this marketing investment and potentially millions of dollars in advertising revenue were claimed to be put at risk by the Victorian Supreme Court's injunction, as the series was expected to attract 800,000 to 1 million viewers in Victoria alone. The injunction was put in place to ensure that upcoming criminal trials were not unfair to the accused, because the series contained fictionalised re-enactments of several disputed events. Underbelly began screening on 13 February 2008 on the Nine Network in all states and territories except Victoria. An edited version of the series premiered in Victoria on 14 September 2008 after the injunction was partially lifted, although only the first five episodes were shown. In 2011, the injunction was partially lifted and the series was screened as "Underbelly: Uncut". This rebroadcast included scenes from the original DVD release, as well as several significant changes that were made to keep the show current, including a newly recorded final voiceover and the crediting of several characters that were previously uncredited (allowable due to the ending of related trials). Some previously named characters in the final episode however are now unable to be named, resulting in a continued banning of the sale of the video release in Victoria.
Underbelly was a critical and ratings success, being described as "Australia's best ever crime drama". Despite this critical success, the series has been the target of controversy due to its glamourised depiction of crime and violence. The opening double episodes, which aired on 13 February, attracted an average of 1,320,000 viewers nationally, minus Victoria. Every episode of the 13-part series was soon made available for download on a range of sites, with the Nine Network saying it was considering legal action. The legal DVD of Underbelly was released on 8 May 2008, a day after the final episode was aired on television. Due to the legal suppression, the release was not able to be distributed through any retail or rental outlets in Victoria or on the internet. The ban remains in place in 2013, due to legal issues involving the final episode of the show. It was the first in a continuing series, and was later followed by Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities, Underbelly: The Golden Mile, Underbelly: Razor, Underbelly: Badness, Underbelly: Squizzy and the sequel to the first series Fat Tony & Co., as well as three television films released as Underbelly Files.
Usage examples of "underbelly".
Elvis was a failing Elvis, the gargantuan grunting underbelly of the American dream, reduced to passing out sweaty scarves and brand-new Cadillacs.
Under the armour that had unfolded, where the soft part of the underbelly was visible, from where the long probe had emerged, Isaac saw the abdomen of the slake-moth convulse peristaltically, squirting some unseen thing the length of the bony shaft into the depths of the dreamshit.
Petrovich, perhaps you could astound General Piatakov with a few examples of the family Talpidae burrowing into the soft underbelly of the bloated running dogs of Wall Street.
Moscow knew her underbelly was soft on Islam, and worried about ties between its tariqats and the AIR next door.
The rear section, blood red and larger than the rest, was egg-shaped with an underbelly, if one could call it that, lined with veinlike courses.
With each flash of lightning I could see the underbelly of the cloud, violet and black, shot with glimmers of gold.
Harpers Bizarre would come to ground and then bounce up, getting at the underbellies of the nowterrified horses.
Skeletal arms were reaching up from the ground and slashing the underbellies of the terrified creatures.
With three rocket nozzles in its underbelly belching flame, the machine leapt into space, accelerating as fast as a heavy cruiser under full power as it climbed to meet the approaching enemy MS unit.
They were virtually standing on their tails to aerobrake, underbellies glowing cerise.
Ayradyss swung the Sword of Wind and Obsidian into Alioth's underbelly.
In response, Dax maneuvered the Jem Hadar shipin a sharp turn to come in low, under the Centaur andO'Brien quickly strafed the other ship's underbelly asit flew by, scrubbing the sub-lateral weapons outlets.
But Phoenix was a corrupting influence, where hacker anarchy was eating away like digital acid at the underbelly of corporate propriety.
A natural assimilator, prison-trained, knows the dark side of the street' - suck - 'and the dirty underbelly of the human mind.
A blast of raucous hard-wire shatter-rock blared out from beneath her—she got her underbelly cameras on just as Alex peeled out in the sled at top speed, music screaming at top volume.