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belly up

VERB
collapse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
break cave in crumple disintegrate drop fail faint fall down founder give way shatter topple weaken
STRONG
bend deflate droop exhaust flag fold give go languish subside succumb tire weary wilt yield
WEAK
conk out crack up flake out give in give out go to pieces keel over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accomplish achieve fix mend straighten strengthen succeed
STRONG
activate create energize grow increase inflate invigorate refresh rise withhold
WEAK
build
ADJECTIVE
kaput
Synonyms
WEAK
all washed up burned out cooked dead destroyed done for down and out down for the count down the drain down the tubes finished floored had it nonfunctioning on the skids out of business out of circulation sunk totaled washed up wiped-out

Example Sentences

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Spirit has become the largest U.S. carrier to go belly up in years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

I belly up to the counter and call for my usual.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

Flip around a tarantula so it’s belly up and you’ll be met with sizable fangs.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025

Will I lose my disability benefits if Social Security goes belly up?

From MarketWatch • Oct. 14, 2025

There were stories of them marching into Gibson’s, the big discount chain that eventually went belly up like everything else, and plunking down $2,000 or $3,000 to redecorate their mobile homes from head to toe.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger