Belt

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A flexible band, as of leather or cloth, worn around the waist or over a shoulder to support clothing, secure tools or weapons, or serve as decoration.
  • noun. Something resembling a belt, as a number of machine-gun rounds attached together in a strip.
  • noun. An encircling route.
  • noun. A seat belt or safety belt.
  • noun. A continuous band or chain for transferring motion or power or conveying materials from one wheel or shaft to another.
  • noun. A band of tough reinforcing material beneath the tread of a tire.
  • noun. A usually bandlike geographic region that is distinctive in a specific respect. Often used in combination.
  • noun. A powerful blow; a wallop.
  • noun. A strong emotional reaction.
  • noun. A drink of hard liquor.
  • transitive verb. To equip, support, or attach with a belt.
  • transitive verb. To encircle or mark in the manner of a belt.
  • transitive verb. To beat with a belt or strap.
  • transitive verb. To strike forcefully; hit.
  • transitive verb. To sing in a loud and forceful manner.
  • transitive verb. To swig (an alcoholic beverage).
  • idiom. (below the belt) Not according to the rules; unfairly.
  • idiom. (tighten (one's) belt) To begin to exercise thrift and frugality.
  • idiom. (under (one's) belt) In one's possession or experience.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To gird with a belt; specifically, to invest with a distinctive belt, as in knighting some one.
  • To fasten or secure with a belt; gird: as, to belt on a sword.
  • To encircle; surround as if with a belt or girdle.
  • To strike with or as with a belt; strap; flog.
  • noun. In a war-ship, the side of the vessel, in the vicinity of the water-line, protected by external armor-plating. A complete belt is one in which the armor extends from stem to stern: a partial belt extends over only part of the length.
  • noun. In archery, a strap for suspending the quiver: usually worn round the waist of the archer.
  • noun. A broad flat strip or strap of leather or other flexible material, used to encircle the waist; a girdle; cincture; zone; band.
  • noun. Any broad band or strip of leather or other flexible material, designed to pass round anything, with its ends joined.
  • noun. Any broad band or stripe or continuous broad line distinguished in color or otherwise from adjacent objects, and encircling or appearing to encircle something.
  • noun. In masonry, a band or string-course.
  • noun. That which restrains or confines like a girdle.
  • noun. A disease among sheep
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To encircle with, or as with, a belt; to encompass; to surround.
  • transitive verb. To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep.
  • noun. That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle.
  • noun. That which restrains or confines as a girdle.
  • noun. Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe.
  • noun. Same as Band, n., 2. A very broad band is more properly termed a belt.
  • noun. One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.
  • noun. A narrow passage or strait.
  • noun. A token or badge of knightly rank.
  • noun. A band of leather, or other flexible substance, passing around two wheels, and communicating motion from one to the other.
  • noun. A band or stripe, as of color, round any organ; or any circular ridge or series of ridges.
  • noun. thongs used for lacing together the ends of machine belting.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.
  • noun. A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.
  • noun. A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.
  • noun. A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object.
  • noun. A quick drink of liquor.
  • noun. A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).
  • Word Usage
    "We won—and I have the title belt to this day, framed in my house."
    Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ammo  ammunition  blow  bump  course  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Celt  celt  dealt  dwelt  felt  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bag  band  blanket  boot  chain  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    variant
    band  
    verb-form
    belted  belting  belts