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Belt

bɛlt

Belt definitions
noun
belt belts
  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"

    • 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"

    • 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"

  4. a heavy blow

    "she administered a good belt with her stick"

verb
belt belted belting belts
  1. fasten with a belt

    "she belted her raincoat firmly"

    • 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

    "he belted out of the side door"

  4. gulp (a drink) quickly

    "cocktails should be sipped and savoured, not belted down"