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bellied up

bellied up is the simple past and past participle of belly up.

Meaning of belly up

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.
    • He bellied up to the bar as soon as he saw a free stool.
  2. (intransitive) To die; to fail or go out of business.
  3. (intransitive) To lay on the back with its belly up.

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Questions about bellied up

What is bellied up the simple past and past participle of?
Bellied up is the simple past and past participle of belly up.

Words near bellied up in the dictionary

  1. bellicous
  2. bellidiflorin
  3. bellidoite
  4. bellied
  5. bellied out
  6. bellied up
  7. bellied up to the bar
  8. bellies
  9. bellies of the beasts
  10. bellies out
  11. bellies up

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