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Collocations for belly - noun

ADJECTIVE

empty, full
flat
round
big, huge, large
fat, pot
Since he turned 30 he's started to develop a pot belly.
bulging, protruding
bloated, distended, swollen
bare
beer (= from drinking too much beer)
pregnant (esp. AmE)

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VERB + belly

pat, rub, scratch
fill
I filled my belly with a sausage sandwich.
expose
Kayla lifted up her shirt to expose her round belly.

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belly + VERB

bulge
hang
He's so fat, his belly hangs over his shorts.
swell

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PREPOSITION

in sb's belly
She felt the child in her belly kick.

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