potbelly

Thân thiện

A man with a potbelly sits on a park bench reading a newspaper.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A protruding abdomen; a paunch: "potbelly" refers to a large, rounded stomach that sticks out, often used in informal or slang contexts.
   • A type of stove: "potbelly" also refers to a bulbous, rounded stove, traditionally burning wood or coal, named for its shape which resembles a protruding belly.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Paunch):

  • After years of enjoying rich food, he developed a noticeable potbelly.
  • The cartoon character was drawn with a big potbelly.

• Noun (Stove):

  • The old cabin was heated by a cast-iron potbelly in the corner.
  • They gathered around the warm potbelly stove to tell stories.

Advanced Usage

• "potbelly stove": This is the full, standard term for the heating appliance.
  • The antique shop had a restored potbelly stove for sale.

Variants and Related Words

• Potbellied (adj): Having a potbelly.
  • The potbellied man waddled down the street.
  • A potbellied stove (This is a common descriptive phrase for the stove itself).

Synonyms

• For the abdomen: Paunch, beer belly, gut, tummy (informal), abdomen (formal/medical).
• For the stove: Barrel stove, round stove.

Idioms and Related Phrases

• While "potbelly" itself is not typically part of idioms, it is a vivid descriptive term often used in character descriptions.
  • He was a jolly old man with a white beard and a potbelly.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a bulbous stove in which wood or coal is burned
2. slang for a paunch

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