belly out

belly out

To flare out in the wind, as of fabric. The sails bellied out in the afternoon breeze. Move the fan over there—let's see if we can get the model's skirt to belly out in this shot. The wind must be pretty strong now, Mom, because your sheets are bellying out on the clothesline.

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belly out

[for a sheet of fabric, such as a ship's sail] to fill out in the wind. The sails bellied out as the ship turned to catch the wind. When the sails bellied out, we began to move forward.

See also: belly, out

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.