below the belt

belt

(bĕlt)

n.

1.

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

b. Something resembling a belt, as a number of machine-gun rounds attached together in a strip.

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 usually bandlike geographic region that is distinctive in a specific respect. Often used in combination: "This is America's rural poverty belt" (Charles Kuralt).

7. A powerful blow; a wallop.

8. A drink of hard liquor.

tr.v. belt·ed, belt·ing, belts

1. To equip, hold up, or attach with a belt: belted my trousers; belted the sword to her waist.

2. To encircle or mark in the manner of a belt: The equator belts the earth.

3. To beat with a belt or strap.

4. To strike forcefully; hit.

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

6. 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, from Germanic *baltijaz, from Latin balteus, belt, baldric, possibly of Etruscan origin.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

below the belt

Foul punch below the waistline, especially in the groin area.

Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	below the belt - disregarding the rules (from the notion of an illegal low blow in boxing); "her accusations were below the belt" boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs - fighting with the fists unfair, unjust - not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception; "used unfair methods"; "it was an unfair trial"; "took an unfair advantage"
Adv.	1.	below the belt - in an unfair manner; "they dealt with him unfairly"; "their accusations hit below the belt" unfairly

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