belly vs protrude

belly

verb
  • To cause to swell out; to fill. 

  • To swell and become protuberant; to bulge or billow. 

  • To position one’s belly; to move on one’s belly. 

noun
  • The stomach. 

  • The main curved portion of a knife blade. 

  • The abdomen, especially a fat one. 

  • The part of anything which resembles (either closely or abstractly) the human belly in protuberance or in concavity; often, the fundus (innermost part). 

  • The womb. 

  • The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the convex part of which is the back. 

  • The lower fuselage of an airplane. 

protrude

verb
  • To cause to extend from a surface or boundary; to cause to stick out. 

  • To extend from, above or beyond a surface or boundary; to bulge outward; to stick out. 

  • To thrust out, as through a narrow orifice or from confinement; to cause to come forth. 

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