English Dictionary
Definition of “belt”
belt (bɛlt
)
Definitions
noun
- a band of cloth, leather, etc, worn, usually around the waist, to support clothing, carry tools, weapons, or ammunition, or as decoration
- a narrow band, circle, or stripe, as of colour
- an area, esp an elongated one, where a specific thing or specific conditions are found; zone ⇒
the town belt
a belt of high pressure
- a belt worn as a symbol of rank (as by a knight or an earl), or awarded as a prize (as in boxing or wrestling), or to mark particular expertise (as in judo or karate)
- See seat belt
- a band of flexible material between rotating shafts or pulleys to transfer motion or transmit goods ⇒
a fan belt
a conveyer belt
- a beltcourse See cordon (sense 4)
- informal a sharp blow, as with a bat or the fist
- See below the belt
- See tighten one's belt
- See under one's belt
verb
- (tr) to fasten or attach with or as if with a belt
- (tr) to hit with a belt
- (tr) slang to give a sharp blow; punch
- (intr) along slang to move very fast, esp in a car ⇒
belting down the motorway
- (tr) rare to mark with belts, as of colour
- (tr) rare to encircle; surround
Alternative Forms
ˈbelted noun Word Origin
Old English, from Latin balteus
Synonyms
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zone,
area,
region,
section,
sector,
district,
stretch,
strip,
layer,
patch,
portion,
tract,
=
blow,
knock,
punch,
rap,
smack,
thump,
clout,
whack,
swipe,
wallop,
=
strike,
beat,
punch,
deck,
bang,
bash,
sock,
smack,
thump,
clout,
whack,
thud,
clobber,
wallop,
thwack,
lay one on beat or knock seven bells out of=
rush,
run,
race,
fly,
speed,
spring,
tear,
bound,
dash,
hurry,
barrel (along)
sprint,
bolt,
dart,
hasten,
Translations
- British English:
belt
A belt is a strip of leather or cloth that you fasten round your waist.He wore a belt with a large brass buckle.bɛlt NOUN He wore a belt with a large brass buckle.
- Spanish:
cinturón
nm
- French:
ceinture
nf
- German:
Gürtel
nm Gürtel
- Chinese: 带子 n
- Arabic: حِزَام n
- Portuguese: cinto nm
- Russian: ремень nm
- Croatian: pojas nm
- Czech: opasek nm
- Danish: bælte nnt
- Dutch: riem nm
- Finnish: vyö n
- Greek: ζώνη nf
- Italian: cinghia nf
- Japanese: ベルト n
- Korean: 허리띠 n
- Norwegian: belte nm
- Polish: pasek nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: cinto nm
- European Spanish:
cinturón
nm
- Swedish: skärp nnt
- Thai: เข็มขัด n
- Turkish: kemer n
- Vietnamese: thắt lưng n
Usage examples
They are remembered in the bells and in the pipes you have in your belt.
Garth Nix, LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)Further north, the Centro Lago district is reasonably close to Milan's airports, but sits beyond the immediate commuter belt.
Country Life (2004)The children positively shine with delight when they belt it out.
Irish Times (2002)Regular train and bus services and the road and motorway network, provide access to most business centres throughout the central belt.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Sharpe dressed, buckled his sword belt , leaned over to kiss her, then slipped out of the door.
Bernard Cornwell, SHARPE'S TRAFALGAR (2001)
