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Belt

Belt Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Belt? [n] the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack" [n] a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist) [n] endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys [n] a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" [n] an elongated region where a specific condition is found; "a belt of high pressure" [n] a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing) [v] fasten with a belt; "belt your trousers" [v] deliver a blow to; "He belted his opponent" [v] sing loudly and forcefully Synonyms \| Synonyms for Belt: bang \| bash \| belt out \| knock \| knock \| rap \| smash \| swath \| whack \| whang Related Terms \| Find terms related to Belt: adhesive tape \| airspace \| anklet \| Appleton layer \| area \| arm \| armlet \| baldric \| band \| bandage \| bandolier \| bang \| bar \| bash \| baste \| bastinado \| bat \| batten \| bay \| bayou \| beat \| beating \| bed \| bedding \| begird \| 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flail \| flog \| floor \| friction tape \| frith \| fusillade \| fustigate \| gallery \| gird \| girdle \| girt \| girth \| give a whipping \| give the stick \| great circle \| ground \| gulf \| gut \| harbor \| heartland \| Heaviside-Kennelly layer \| hit \| hit a clip \| hoop \| horsewhip \| inlet \| ionosphere \| isothermal region \| jab \| knock \| knock cold \| knock down \| knock out \| knout \| kurbash \| kyle \| lace \| land \| lash \| lath \| lay on \| layer \| leash \| ledge \| let have it \| level \| lick \| ligula \| ligule \| list \| loch \| loincloth \| loinguard \| loop \| lower atmosphere \| masking tape \| measures \| milieu \| moocha \| mouth \| Mystik tape \| napkins \| narrow \| narrow seas \| narrows \| natural harbor \| neckband \| necklace \| neighborhood \| nose ring \| offshore rights \| outer atmosphere \| overlayer \| overstory \| part \| parts \| paste \| pelt \| perimeter \| photosphere \| pistol-whip \| place \| plank \| plastic tape \| plunk \| poke \| pommel \| pound \| precincts \| premises \| pummel \| punch \| purlieus \| put across \| put over \| quarter \| quirt \| quoit \| rap \| rawhide \| razor strap \| reach \| region \| ribband \| ribbon \| ring \| road \| roads \| roadstead \| rope \| salient \| sash \| Scotch tape \| scourge \| seam \| section \| shelf \| shred \| sjambok \| slam \| slat \| slip \| slog \| slug \| smack \| smash \| smite \| snap \| soak \| sock \| soil \| sound \| space \| spank \| spill \| splice \| spline \| stage \| step \| story \| strait \| straits \| strake \| strap \| stratosphere \| stratum \| streak \| streaking \| stretch \| stria \| striation \| striature \| striga \| strike \| strike at \| striola \| strip \| stripe \| striping \| stroke \| strop \| substratosphere \| substratum \| superstratum \| swaddle \| swat \| swath \| swathe \| swing \| swinge \| swipe \| switch \| taenia \| tape \| tape measure \| tapeline \| tattoo \| terrain \| territory \| thickness \| thong \| thrash \| three-mile limit \| thump \| thwack \| ticker tape \| tie \| tie up \| tier \| topsoil \| tract \| tropopause \| troposphere \| trounce \| truncheon \| truss \| twelve-mile limit \| twine around \| underlayer \| understory \| understratum \| upper atmosphere \| Van Allen belt \| vicinage \| vicinity \| waist belt \| waistband \| waistcloth \| wallop \| whack \| whale \| wham \| whip \| whiplash \| whop \| wire \| wrap \| wrap up \| wreathe \| wreathe around \| wristband \| wristlet \| yerk \| zodiac \| zone See Also \| accessory \| accouterment \| accoutrement \| asteroid belt \| baldric \| baldrick \| belt buckle \| belting \| Bible Belt \| blow \| blow \| bump \| cartridge belt \| caterpillar track \| caterpillar tread \| conveyer \| conveyer belt \| conveyor \| conveyor belt \| Corn Belt \| course \| driving belt \| fan belt \| fasten \| fix \| greenbelt \| greenway \| hit \| life belt \| loop \| money belt \| part \| path \| region \| safety belt \| safety harness \| Sam Browne belt \| secure \| sing \| track \| track \| transporter \| Van Allen belt Belt In Webster's Dictionary \Belt\ (b[e^]lt), n. [AS. belt; akin to Icel. belti, Sw. b["a]lte, Dan. b[ae]lte, OHG. balz, L. balteus, Ir. & Gael. balt border, belt.] 1. That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle; as, a lady's belt; a sword belt. The shining belt with gold inlaid. --Dryden. 2. That which restrains or confines as a girdle. He cannot buckle his distempered cause Within the belt of rule. --Shak. 3. Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe; as, a belt of trees; a belt of sand. 4. (Arch.) Same as {Band}, n., 2. A very broad band is more properly termed a belt. 5. (Astron.) One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds. 6. (Geog.) A narrow passage or strait; as, the Great Belt and the Lesser Belt, leading to the Baltic Sea. 7. (Her.) A token or badge of knightly rank. 8. (Mech.) A band of leather, or other flexible substance, passing around two wheels, and communicating motion from one to the other. Note: [See Illust. of {Pulley}.] 9. (Nat. Hist.) A band or stripe, as of color, round any organ; or any circular ridge or series of ridges. {Belt lacing}, thongs used for lacing together the ends of machine belting. \Belt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Belting}.] To encircle with, or as with, a belt; to encompass; to surround. A coarse black robe belted round the waist. --C. Reade. They belt him round with hearts undaunted. --Wordsworth. 2. To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

Belt Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Belt?

[n] the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"
[n] a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)
[n] endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
[n] a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
[n] an elongated region where a specific condition is found; "a belt of high pressure"
[n] a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
[v] fasten with a belt; "belt your trousers"
[v] deliver a blow to; "He belted his opponent"
[v] sing loudly and forcefully

Belt In Webster's Dictionary

\Belt\ (b[e^]lt), n. [AS. belt; akin to Icel. belti, Sw.
b["a]lte, Dan. b[ae]lte, OHG. balz, L. balteus, Ir. & Gael.
balt border, belt.]
1. That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle;
   as, a lady's belt; a sword belt.

         The shining belt with gold inlaid.    --Dryden.

2. That which restrains or confines as a girdle.

         He cannot buckle his distempered cause Within the
         belt of rule.                         --Shak.

3. Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or
   crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe; as, a belt of
   trees; a belt of sand.

4. (Arch.) Same as {Band}, n., 2. A very broad band is more
   properly termed a belt.

5. (Astron.) One of certain girdles or zones on the surface
   of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the
   nature of clouds.

6. (Geog.) A narrow passage or strait; as, the Great Belt and
   the Lesser Belt, leading to the Baltic Sea.

7. (Her.) A token or badge of knightly rank.

8. (Mech.) A band of leather, or other flexible substance,
   passing around two wheels, and communicating motion from
   one to the other.

Note: [See Illust. of {Pulley}.]

9. (Nat. Hist.) A band or stripe, as of color, round any
   organ; or any circular ridge or series of ridges.

{Belt lacing}, thongs used for lacing together the ends of
   machine belting.


\Belt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Belting}.]
To encircle with, or as with, a belt; to encompass; to
surround.

      A coarse black robe belted round the waist. --C. Reade.

      They belt him round with hearts undaunted.
                                               --Wordsworth.

2. To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep. [Prov. Eng.]
   --Halliwell.

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