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(belt)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense belts, present participle belting, past tense, past participle belted
1. countable noun
A belt is a strip of leather or cloth that you fasten round your waist.
He wore a belt with a large brass buckle.
Synonyms: waistband, band, strap, sash More Synonyms of belt
2. See also safety belt, seat belt
3. countable noun
A belt in a machine is a circular strip of rubber that is used to drive moving parts or to move objects along.
The turning disc is connected by a drive belt to an electric motor.
Synonyms: conveyor belt, band, loop, fan belt More Synonyms of belt
4. See also conveyor belt, fan belt
5. countable noun
A belt of land or sea is a long, narrow area of it that has some special feature.
Miners in Zambia's northern copper belt have gone on strike.
Behind him was a belt of trees, and behind the trees hills and fields.
6. See also Bible Belt, commuter belt, green belt
7. verb
If someone belts you, they hit you very hard.
[informal] 'Is it right she belted old George in the gut?' she asked. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: strike, beat, punch, deck [slang] More Synonyms of belt
Belt is also a noun.
Father would give you a belt over the head with the scrubbing brush.
8. verb
If you belt somewhere, you move or travel there very fast.
[informal] We belted down Iveagh Parade to where the motor was. [VERB preposition/adverb]
Synonyms: rush, run, race, fly More Synonyms of belt
9. countable noun [usually adjective NOUN]
If someone is or has a belt of a particular colour in judo or karate, they have reached the standard which that colour represents.
He is a black belt in karate.
10. See also belted
11.
See below the belt
12.
See to tighten your belt
13.
See under your belt
Phrasal verbs:
See belt out
See belt up
More Synonyms of belt
belt in British English
(bɛlt)
noun
1.
a band of cloth, leather, etc, worn, usually around the waist, to support clothing, carry tools, weapons, or ammunition, or as decoration
2.
a narrow band, circle, or stripe, as of colour
3.
an area, esp an elongated one, where a specific thing or specific conditions are found; zone
the town belt
a belt of high pressure
4.
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)
5. seatbelt
6.
a band of flexible material between rotating shafts or pulleys to transfer motion or transmit goods
a fan belt
a conveyer belt
7.
a beltcourse
cordon (sense 4)8. informal
a sharp blow, as with a bat or the fist
9. below the belt
10. tighten one's belt
11. under one's belt
verb
12. (transitive)
to fasten or attach with or as if with a belt
13. (transitive)
to hit with a belt
14. (transitive) slang
to give a sharp blow; punch
15. (intransitive; often foll by along) slang
to move very fast, esp in a car
belting down the motorway
16. (transitive) rare
to mark with belts, as of colour
17. (transitive) rare
to encircle; surround
Derived forms
belted (ˈbelted) adjective
Word origin
Old English, from Latin balteusbelt in American English
(bɛlt)
noun
1.
a strip or band of leather or other material worn around the waist to hold clothingup, support tools, etc., or as an ornament or sign of rank
see also safety belt2.
any encircling thing like this
3.
a long, flexible band used to feed bullets into a machine gun
4.
an endless strap or band for transferring motion from one wheel or pulley to another, or for conveying things
5.
a region distinguished from others in some way
the Corn Belt
6. Informal
a hard blow; cuff
7. Slang
a.
a drink or big gulp, esp. of liquor
b.
pleasurable excitement; thrill
verb transitive
8.
to encircle with or as with a belt; girdle
9.
to fasten or attach with or as with a belt
10.
to strike with a belt
11. US, Informal
to sing loudly and lustily with a driving rhythm
usually with out12. Informal
to strike with force
13. US, Slang
a.
to take one or more drinks of (liquor)
often with downb.
to drink heavily
verb intransitive
14. Informal
to move at high speed
Idioms:
below the belt
tighten one's belt
under one's belt
Word origin
OE, akin to OHG balz, ult. < L balteus < ? Etrbelt in Automotive Engineering 1
(bɛlt)
Word forms: (regular plural) belts
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Engine, transmission, and exhaust)
fan belt, timing belt, V-beltA belt is a circular strip of rubber that is used to drive moving parts in a vehicle.
On some engines, the water pump may not be driven by the same belt as the alternator.
The turning disk is connected by a drive belt to an electric motor.
A mechanical supercharger is driven by a belt from the engine.
belt in Automotive Engineering 2
(bɛlt)
Word forms: (regular plural) belts
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Brakes, steering, wheels, tires, and suspension)
A belt is continuous reinforcing around the outside of a tire, usually made from steel or a man-made fiber.
They are developing a new fiber for tire belt reinforcement.
The belt on these tires is lighter in weight than a conventional woven steel cord belt.
These adhesives cannot be used to bond the steel tire cords to rubber, as the servicetemperature of the belt is very high.
More idioms containingbelt
tighten your belt
have something under your belt
a belt and braces approach
below the belt
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British English: belt /bɛlt/ NOUN
A belt is a strip of leather or cloth that you fasten round your waist.
He wore a belt with a large brass buckle.
- American English: belt
- Arabic: حِزَام
- Brazilian Portuguese: cinto
- Chinese: 带子
- Croatian: pojas
- Czech: opasek
- Danish: bælte
- Dutch: riem
- European Spanish: cinturón
- Finnish: vyö
- French: ceinture
- German: Gürtel
- Greek: ζώνη
- Italian: cinta
- Japanese: ベルト
- Korean: 허리띠
- Norwegian: belte
- Polish: pasek
- European Portuguese: cinto
- Romanian: curea
- Russian: ремень
- Latin American Spanish: cinturón
- Swedish: skärp
- Thai: เข็มขัด
- Turkish: kemer
- Ukrainian: ремінь
- Vietnamese: thắt lưng
British English: belt VERB
If someone belts you, they hit you very hard.
Is it right she belted him in the gut?' she asked.
- American English: belt
- Brazilian Portuguese: surrar
- Chinese: 狠揍
- European Spanish: dar una paliza a
- French: donner une raclée à
- German: schlagen
- Italian: picchiare
- Japanese: 強く殴る
- Korean: 세게 치다
- European Portuguese: espancar
- Latin American Spanish: dar una paliza a
All related terms of 'belt'
Chinese translation of 'belt'
belt
(bɛlt)
n (c)
- (= clothing)
腰带(帶)
(yāodài) (条(條), tiáo) - [of land, sea, air]
地带(帶)
(dìdài) (个(個), gè) - (Tech)
传(傳)动(動)带(帶)
(chuándòngdài) (条(條), tiáo)
vt
- (inf, = hit)
抽打
(chōudǎ)
vi
- (inf)to belt along/down/into etc
迅速去/下/入等
(xùnsù qù/xià/rù děng)
to tighten one's belt (fig)
节(節)衣缩(縮)食(jié yī suō shí)
to have sth under one's belt
完成某事(wánchéng mǒushì)
All related terms of 'belt'
1 (noun)
Definition
a band of leather or cloth worn around the waist
He wore a belt with a large brass buckle.
Synonyms
waistband
band
strap
Nancy gripped the strap of her beach bag.
sash
She wore a white dress with a thin blue sash.
girdle
These muscles hold in the waist like an invisible girdle.
girth
cummerbund
ceinture
cincture
2 (noun)
Definition
a band of flexible material between rotating shafts or pulleys to transfer motion or transmit goods
The turning disc is connected by a drive belt to an electric motor.
Synonyms
conveyor belt
band
bands of natural vegetation between strips of crops
loop
fan belt
drive belt
3 (noun)
Definition
an area where a specific thing is found
a belt of trees
Synonyms
zone
The area has been declared a disaster zone.
area
the large number of community groups in the area
region
a remote mountain region
section
Kolonarai is a lovely residential section of Athens.
sector
Officers were going to retake sectors of the city.
district
I drove around the business district.
stretch
It's a very dangerous stretch of road.
strip
a short boat ride across a narrow strip of water
layer
patch
the little vegetable patch in her backyard
portion
tract
A vast tract of land is ready for development.
4 (noun)
Definition
a sharp blow
(informal) He gave me a belt over the head with a scrubbing brush.
Synonyms
blow
He went off to hospital after a blow to the face.
knock
He had taken a knock on the head in training.
punch
He's asking for a punch on the nose.
rap
There was a light rap on the door.
smack
I end up shouting at him or giving him a smack.
thump
He felt a thump on his shoulder.
clout (informal)
I was half tempted to give them a clout myself.
whack
He gave the tree trunk a whack with the axe.
swipe (informal)
He gave Andrew a swipe on the ear.
wallop (informal)
With a single wallop, Clarke sent him flying.
1 (verb)
Definition
to give (someone) a sharp blow
(informal) Is it true that she belted George in the stomach?
Synonyms
strike
She took two steps forward and struck him across the mouth.
beat
He lost the boxing match and was badly beaten by his opponent.
punch
After punching him on the chin, she hit him over the head.
deck (slang)
bang
We could bang on the desks and shout until they let us out.
bash (informal)
My mother bashed her shin with a suitcase.
sock (slang)
smack
She smacked me on the side of the head.
thump
He thumped me, nearly knocking me over.
clout (informal)
The officer clouted him on the head.
whack
Someone whacked him on the head.
thud
She ran upstairs, her bare feet thudding on the wood.
clobber (slang)
She clobbered him with a vase.
wallop (informal)
She walloped me over the head with a cushion.
thwack
He just thwacked me on the back of the head with a ruler.
lay one on (slang)
beat or knock seven bells out of (informal)
2 (verb)
Definition
to move very fast
We belted down the street to where the motor was.
Synonyms
rush
Someone inside the building rushed out.
run
I excused myself and ran back to the telephone.
race
They raced away out of sight.
fly
I flew downstairs.
speed
The engine noise rises only slightly as I speed along.
spring
tear
The door flew open and she tore into the room.
bound
dash
Suddenly she dashed out into the garden.
hurry
Claire hurried along the road.
barrel (along) (informal, mainly US, Canadian)
sprint
He sprinted to the car.
bolt
I made some excuse and bolted towards the exit.
dart
She darted away through the trees.
hasten
She hastened along the landing to her room.
idioms
phrasal verb
See belt up
Additional synonyms
in the sense of area
Definition
a section, part, or region
the large number of community groups in the area
Synonyms
region,
land,
quarter,
division,
sector,
district,
stretch,
territory,
zone,
plot,
province,
patch,
neighbourhood,
sphere,
turf (slang),
realm,
domain,
tract,
locality,
neck of the woods (informal)
in the sense of band
bands of natural vegetation between strips of crops
Synonyms
strip,
beltin the sense of bang
Definition
to hit or knock, esp. with a loud noise
We could bang on the desks and shout until they let us out.
Synonyms
hit,
pound,
beat,
strike,
crash,
knock,
belt (informal),
hammer,
slam,
rap,
bump,
bash (informal),
thump,
clatter,
pummel,
tonk (informal),
beat or knock seven bells out of (informal)
Synonyms of 'belt'
belt
Explore 'belt' in the dictionary
- to lay down the law
- to lay down your life
- to lay great stress on sth
- to lay it on thick to lay it on
- to lay oneself open to sth
- to lay or set the table
- to lay sb to rest
- to lay siege to
- to lay siege to something
- to lay something at someone's door
- to lay something bare
- to lay something to rest put sth to rest
- to lay the blame for sth on sb
- to lay the foundations/basis for sth
- to lay the foundations of sth
- to lay the groundwork for sth
- to lay the table
- to lay waste lay waste (to) something
- to lay waste (to) sth
- tolbooth
- tolbutamide
- told
- tole
- to lead a busy/active life
- to lead sb astray