- Pot-bellied
- Pot-bellied Pot"-bel`lied, a. Having a protuberant belly, like the bottom of a pot. [1913 Webster]
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Pot-bellied
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pot-bellied — also potbellied ADJ GRADED Someone, usually a man, who is pot bellied has a pot belly … English dictionary
pot-bellied — adj. Pot bellied is used with these nouns: ↑stove … Collocations dictionary
Pot-bellied pig — The pot bellied pig is a breed of domesticated pig originating in Vietnam with fourteen sub species. Considerably smaller than standard American or European farm pigs, most adult pot bellied pigs are about the size of a medium or large breed dog … Wikipedia
pot-bellied — a. Large bellied, great bellied, bigbellied, tun bellied, paunchy, abdominous … New dictionary of synonyms
pot-bellied — adj bloated, distended, fat, gor bellied, obese, overweight, paunchy, portly, tubby FORMAL corpulent … Useful english dictionary
pot-bellied stove — noun a small bulbous sided wood burning stove … English new terms dictionary
Bellied — Bel lied, a. Having (such) a belly; puffed out; used in composition; as, pot bellied; shad bellied. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pot — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a vessel, usu. rounded, of ceramic ware or metal or glass for holding liquids or solids or for cooking in. 2 a a coffee pot, flowerpot, glue pot, jam pot, teapot, etc. b = chimney pot. c = lobster pot. 3 a drinking vessel of… … Useful english dictionary
-bellied — [[t] belid[/t]] COMB in ADJ bellied can be added to an adjective to describe someone or something that has a stomach of a particular kind. → See also pot bellied The fat bellied officer stood near the door. ...the yellow bellied sea snake … English dictionary
pot-hunter — 1. One excessively devoted to winning competitions, prizes, etc. 2 Person (as in fuss pot, etc.). 3 Paunch, pot bellied Having prominent paunch. 4 Marijuana. 6. v. Put child on chamber pot. 7. piss pot* Chamber pot. 8. pot shot Shot at… … A concise dictionary of English slang
