Definition of BELT

belt

Plural: belts

Noun

  • endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
  • a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)
  • an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found
    • "a belt of high pressure"
  • a vigorous blow
  • a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
  • ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun
  • the act of hitting vigorously
  • 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.
  • A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.
  • A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.
  • Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe.
  • A trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial arts.
  • A collection of small bodies (such as asteroids) which orbit a star.
  • One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.
  • A band of armor along the sides of a warship, protecting the ship's vital spaces.
  • A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object.
  • A quick drink of liquor.
  • A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).
  • The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist.
  • A device that holds and feeds cartridges into a belt-fed weapon.
  • A vocal tone produced by singing with chest voice above the break (or passaggio), in a range typically sung in head voice.
  • A mostly-continuous, often curvilinear structure expressed on the surface or in the subsurface of a terrestrial planet or other solid planemo, such as a mountain belt, a fold and thrust belt, or an ore belt.

Verb

Verb Forms: belted, belting, belts

  • To fasten with a strap; to hit very hard.
  • sing loudly and forcefully
  • deliver a blow to
    • "He belted his opponent"
  • fasten with a belt
    • "belt your trousers"
  • To encircle.
  • To fasten a belt on.
  • To invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood.
  • To hit with a belt.
  • To scream or sing in a loud, strong manner.
  • To drink quickly, often in gulps.
  • To hit someone or something.
  • To hit a pitched ball a long distance, usually for a home run.
  • To move very fast.

Examples

  • a belt of trees; a belt of sand
  • After the bouncer gave him a solid belt to the gut, Simon had suddenly had enough of bar fights.
  • As part of the act, the fat clown's belt broke, causing his pants to fall down.
  • Both auditionees had great ranges but Diamond had the strong belt we really need for the finale.
  • Care to join me in a belt of scotch?
  • Edgar belted himself in and turned the car's ignition.
  • He belted down a shot of whisky.
  • He belted out the national anthem.
  • He belted that pitch over the grandstand.
  • He was really belting along.
  • I’m about to belt out this seven-letter word and secure the win.
  • Keep your belt fastened; this is going to be quite a bumpy ride.
  • That umpire called that pitch a strike at the belt.
  • The angry player belted the official across the face, and as a result was ejected from the game.
  • The battleship was protected by a twelve-inch belt just above the waterline.
  • The child was misbehaving so he was belted as punishment.
  • the heavyweight belt
  • The motor had a single belt that snaked its way back and forth around a variety of wheels.
  • The rotund man had difficulty belting his pants, and generally wore suspenders to avoid the issue.
  • The small town was belted by cornfields in all directions.
  • This belt of deformed platform sediments parallels the suture running east-to-west across the north of the region, which was left when the ocean basin that originally separated the two ancient continents on either side of it was consumed by subduction.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English belt, from Old English belt (“belt, girdle”), from Proto-West Germanic *baltī̆, from Proto-Germanic *baltijaz (“girdle, belt”), from Latin balteus (“belt, sword-belt”), of Etruscan origin. Cognate with Scots belt (“belt”), Dutch belt, German Balz (“belt”), Danish bælte (“belt”), Swedish bälte (“belt, cincture, girdle, zone”) and Icelandic belti (“belt”).

Synonyms

bang, bash, belt ammunition, belt out, belted ammunition, knock, rap, smash, swath, whack, whang, blow, book, buckle, circle, clobber, dram, fasten, girdle, gulp, nip, pound, punch, restraint, safety belt, sash, seat belt, slurp, smack, sock, speed, strap, surround, waistband, wallop, whip, whiz, zoom

Antonyms

unbelt

Scrabble Score: 6

belt: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
belt: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
belt: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

belt: valid Words With Friends Word