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belt  (blt)

n.

1.

a. A flexible band, as of leather or cloth, worn around the waist to support clothing, secure tools or weapons, or serve as decoration.

b. Something that resembles this type of band: a belt of trees.

2. An encircling route.

3. A seat belt or safety belt.

4. A continuous band or chain for transferring motion or power or conveying materials from one wheel or shaft to another.

5. A band of tough reinforcing material beneath the tread of a tire.

6. A geographic region that is distinctive in a specific respect: "This is America's rural poverty belt" Charles Kuralt.

7. Slang A powerful blow; a wallop.

8. Slang A strong emotional reaction.

9. Slang A drink of hard liquor.

tr.v. belt·ed, belt·ing, belts

1. To encircle; gird.

2. To support or attach with or as if with a belt: belt one's trousers; belted the sword to her waist.

3. To mark with or as if with an encircling band.

4. To beat with a belt or strap.

5. Slang To strike forcefully; hit.

6. Slang To sing in a loud and forceful manner: belt out a song.

7. Slang To swig (an alcoholic beverage).

Idioms:

below the belt

Not according to the rules; unfairly.

tighten (one's) belt

To begin to exercise thrift and frugality.

under (one's) belt

In one's possession or experience: "By his mid-teens, Liszt had three years of intensive concertizing under his belt" Musical Heritage Review.

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[Middle English, from Old English, ultimately from Latin balteus.]

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belt

Noun

1. a band of leather or cloth worn around the waist

2. an area where a specific thing is found; zone: a belt of high pressure

3. same as seat belt

4. a band of flexible material between rotating shafts or pulleys to transfer motion or transmit goods: a fan belt, a conveyer belt

5. Informal a sharp blow

6. below the belt Informal unscrupulous or cowardly

7. tighten one's belt to reduce expenditure

8. under one's belt as part of one's experience: he had a string of successes under his belt

Verb

1. to fasten with or as if with a belt

2. to hit with a belt

3. Slang to give (someone) a sharp blow

4. (foll. by along)Slang to move very fast [Old English]

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belt  (blt)

A geographic region that is distinctive in a specific respect.

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Belt a continuous series of objects, usually encircling something; also a broad strip of any kind usually bordering something.

Examples: belt of lechery, 1483; of mirrors, 1857; of paternosters or “Our Fathers,” 1844; of trees.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	belt - endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys band - a driving belt in machinery belting - the material of which belts are made conveyer belt, conveyor belt, conveyor, conveyer, transporter - a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory) driving belt - a belt that carries motion from a motor to the machinery fan belt - a belt driven by the crankshaft that drives a fan that pulls air through the radiator caterpillar track, caterpillar tread, track - an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground loop - anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)
	2.	belt - a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist) accessory, accouterment, accoutrement - clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing baldric, baldrick - a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip belt buckle - the buckle used to fasten a belt belting - the material of which belts are made cartridge belt - a broad belt with loops or pockets for holding ammunition holster - a belt with loops or slots for carrying small hand tools money belt - belt with a concealed section for holding money life belt, safety belt, safety harness - belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt Sam Browne belt - leather belt supported by a strap over the right shoulder
	3.	belt - an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found; "a belt of high pressure" asteroid belt - the region of interplanetary space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found greenbelt, greenway - a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city region, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"
	4.	belt - a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" bang, bash, smash, knock blow, bump - an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
	5.	belt - a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing) swath track, path, course - a line or route along which something travels or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river"
	6.	belt - ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun belt ammunition, belted ammunition ammo, ammunition - projectiles to be fired from a gun
	7.	belt - the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack" whang, whack, knock, rap blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
Verb	1.	belt - sing loudly and forcefully belt out sing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"
	2.	belt - deliver a blow to; "He belted his opponent" hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
	3.	belt - fasten with a belt; "belt your trousers" fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" unbelt - undo the belt of; "unbelt your trousers"

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belt

noun 1. waistband, band, sash, girdle, girth, cummerbund, cincture

noun 2. conveyor belt, band, loop, fan belt, drive belt

noun 3. Geography zone, area, region, section, sector, district, stretch, strip, layer, patch, portion, tract below the belt (Informal) unfair, foul, crooked (informal) cowardly, sly, fraudulent, unjust, dishonest, deceptive, unscrupulous, devious, unethical, sneaky, furtive, deceitful, surreptitious, dishonourable, unsporting, unsportsmanlike, underhanded, not playing the game (informal)

Translations

belt [bɛlt] n → cinturón m;

(TECH) → correa, cinta

vt (= thrash) → golpear con correa;

industrial belt → cinturón industrial

belt out vt [+ song] → cantar a voz en grito or a grito pelado

belt up vi (AUT) → ponerse el cinturón de seguridad;

(fig, col) → cerrar el pico

belt [bɛlt] n → ceinture f;

(Tech) → courroie f

vt (= thrash) → donner une raclée à

vi (Brit) (inf) → filer (à toutes jambes);

industrial belt → zone industrielle

belt out vt [+ song] → chanter à tue-tête or à pleins poumons

belt up vi (Brit) (inf) → la boucler

belt [bɛlt] n → Gürtel m;

(Tech) → (Treib)riemen m

vt → schlagen

vi (Brit) (inf);

to belt along → rasen;

to belt down/into → hinunter-/hineinrasen;

industrial belt → Industriegebiet nt

belt out vt (song) → schmettern

belt up (Brit) (inf) vi → den Mund or die Klappe halten

belt [bɛlt] n → cintura;

(TECH) → cinghia

vt (= thrash) → picchiare

vi (BRIT ) (col) → filarsela;

industrial belt → zona industriale

belt out vt [+ song] → cantare a squarciagola

belt up vi (BRIT ) (col) → chiudere la boccaccia

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belt

n belt [belt]

1 a long (narrow) piece of leather, cloth etc worn round the waist a trouser-belt; He tightened his belt. belt, gordel حِزام колан pás(ek), řemen bælte; livrem der Gürtel ζώνη cinturón rihm, vöö کمربند vyö ceinture חֲגוֹרָה बेल्ट remen öv ikat pinggang belti cintura ベルト 벨트 diržas josta; siksna tali pinggang riem belte, livreim pasek cinto curea пояс, ремень opasok, remeň pas kaiš bälte, skärp, svångrem เข็มขัด kemer, kayış 腰帶 пасок; пояс پیٹی ، کمر بند dây thắng lưng 腰带

2 a similar object used to set wheels in motion the belt of a vacuum-cleaner. band, belt سـيْـر ، قِشاط (المحرك) ремък řemen drivrem der (Treib-)Riemen ιμάντας correa rihm تسمه hihna courroie רְצוָּעה पट्टा remenica (hajtó)szíj ban, tali drifreim cinghia ベルト 피대(皮帶) dirželis siksna; lente tali sawat drijfriem (driv)reim, belte pas(ek) correia curea приводной ремень remeň jermen remen drivrem สายพาน kayış, döner kayış 皮帶 привідний пас گاڑی کے انجن کی بیلٹ dây curoa 皮带

3 a zone of country etc a belt of trees; an industrial belt. strook, streek نِطاق، مِنْطَقَه пояс zóna, oblast, pás bælte das Gebiet περιοχή, ζώνη faja; cinturón vöönd ناحیه vyöhyke zone אֵזוֹר @@@אֵיזוֹר$$$ पट्टी pojas zemlje övezet zona, daerah -belti, –svæði zona 地帯 지대 juosta josla; zona kawasan zone belte, sone strefa cintura zonă зона pás, zóna pas pojas bälte อาณาบริเวณ bölge, kuşak 地帶 смуга, зона قطعہ، خطہ vành đai 地带

v

1 to fasten with a belt He belted his trousers on. omgord يَحْزِمُ، يَرْبِطُ بِحِزام опасвам připnout opaskem spænde umgürten δένω με ζώνη ponerse el cinturón vöötama با تسمه یا نوار محکم کردن vyöttää ceinturer לַחֲגוֹר कमर कसना učvrstiti remenom (fel)övez menyabuki gyrða, festa með belti allacciare con una cintura ベルトで締める 벨트를 하다 susijuosti apjozt; sajozt memasang tali pinggang met een riem vastmaken spenne på, feste med belte zapiąć pasem apertar a strânge cu cureaua подпоясывать uviazať opaskom opasati pričvrstiti kaišem förse (fästa) med bälte, spänna คาดเข็มขัด kemerle bağlamak 用帶系住 підперезати(ся) پیٹی سے باندھنا đeo thắt lưng 系腰带

2 to strike (with or without a belt) He belted the disobedient dog. gestreep, geslaan يَجْلِدُ (بالسَّوْط) бия spráskat (opaskem) slå med bælte (durch-)prügeln δέρνω dar una paliza lööma زدن läimäyttää donner une râclée לְהַכּוֹת काबू में करना udarati szíjjal elver memukul flengja (með belti) picchiare con una cinghia 打つ 때리다 prilupti pērt (ar siksnu) menyebat ranselen denge, slå med belte uderzyć pasem bater a lovi (cu cureaua) пороть zbiť remeňom namlatiti udariti prygla ฟาด; โบย kayışla dövmek 用皮帶打 сікти پیٹی سے مارنا quật bằng dây lưng 用皮带打

adj ˈbelted

gordelagtige, beltagtige مَحْزوم запасан opásaný med bælte mit einem Gürtel δεμένος με ζώνη atado con cinturón vöötatud دارای کمربند vyötetty ceinturé חֲגוּר पेटी पहने हुए, पेटीधारी zavezan, učvršćen remenom öves bersabuk með belti cinto ベルトをつけた 벨트를 한 sujuostas diržu apjozts bertali pinggang met een riem med belte; dekorert med belte/bånd zapięty na pasek cintado cu curea опоясанный opásaný opasan opasan försedd med bälte, []spänd ซึ่งคาดเข็มขัด kemerli, kuşaklı 束了腰帶的 підперезаний; такий, що має пасовий привід پیٹی سے بندھا ہوا bao quanh 束了腰带的