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   belt

   /bɛlt/

   noun

   • 1. a strip of leather or other material worn, typically round the waist, to support or hold in clothes or to carry weapons: "he tightened his leather belt an extra notch" Similar girdlesashstrapcummerbundwaistbandbandgirthobiarchaic:zonerare:baldriccinctureceinturecestuscingulum
   • ▪ short for seat belt
   • ▪ a belt worn as a sign of rank or achievement: "he was awarded the victor's belt"
   • ▪ a belt of a specified colour, marking the attainment of a particular level in judo, karate, or similar sports: "brown-belt level"
   • ▪ a person who is qualified to wear a belt of a specified colour in judo, karate, etc.: "Shaun became a brown belt in judo"
   • ▪ the punishment of being struck with a belt: "be quiet, or it's the belt"
   • 2. a continuous band of material used in machinery for transferring motion from one wheel to another: "a great wheel driven by a leather belt" Similar bandloophoopthongdrive beltfan beltconveyor belt
   • ▪ a conveyor belt.
   • ▪ a flexible strip carrying machine-gun cartridges.
   • 3. a strip or encircling area that is different in nature or composition from its surroundings: "the asteroid belt" Similar regionareadistrictzonesectorprovincequarterpocketenclaveterritoryneighbourhoodlocalitytractstretchextentinformal:neck of the woodspartspatch
   • 4. a heavy blow: informal "she administered a good belt with her stick" Similar blowpunchsmackcrackslapbangthumpknockrapthwackboxinformal:cloutclipclobberbashbiffwhackwallopsockswipelamwhompsloshboffbustslugwhaledongdated:buffet

   verb

   • 1. fasten with a belt: "she belted her raincoat firmly" Similar fastentiebindencirclegirdencompasscircle
   • ▪ be fastened with a belt: "the jacket belts at the waist"
   • ▪ attach or secure with a belt: "he was securely belted into the passenger seat"
   • 2. hit (someone or something) hard: "she belted him over the head with her racquet"
   • 3. rush or dash in a specified direction: informal "he belted out of the side door" Similar speedhurryracerunsprintdashboltdartrushhastenhurtlecareerstreakshootwhizzzoomgo like lightninggo hell for leatherspank alongbowl alongrattle alongwhirlwhooshbuzzswoopflashblastchargestampedegallopsweephareflywingscurryscudscutterscrambleinformal:pelttearhotfoot itzapzipwhipscootscorchburn rubbergo like a bat out of hellbombbucketshiftput one's foot downgo like the clappersleg itwheechclipboogiehightailbarrellay rubberget the lead outvulgar slang:drag/tear/haul assliterary:fleetarchaic:posthierare:driveOpposite amblestroll
   • 4. gulp (a drink) quickly: US "cocktails should be sipped and savoured, not belted down"

   Word Origin Old English, of Germanic origin, from Latin balteus ‘girdle’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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     BELT meaning: 1. a strip of leather or material worn around...

   • Belt: Catalan Translation

     belt translate: cinturó. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Belt: Russian Translation

     BELT translate: ремень , пояс, зона , приводной ремень ,...

   • Belt: Italian Translation

     belt translate: cintura, cintura, cinghia, zona, allacciare...

   • Belt: Korean Translation

     BELT translate: 허리띠, 벨트. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Portuguese Translation

     BELT translate: cinto, cinto [masculine], correia...

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   noun. a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist. any encircling or transverse band, strip, or stripe. an elongated region having distinctive properties or characteristics: a belt of cotton plantations.

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   A belt is a flexible band, as of leather or cloth, worn around the waist or over a shoulder, or a continuous band or chain for transferring motion or power. Learn more about the different types, uses, and meanings of belts from various sources and dictionaries.