—belt /belt/
noun [C usually singular] (AREA)
► F0 an area, usually just outside a city, where a particular group of people live, such as the commuter belt and the stockbroker belt, or an area that is known for a particular characteristic, such as the cotton belt (= an area where cotton is grown)Thesaurus+: ↑Environments and localitiesnoun [C usually singular] INFORMAL (HIT)
► F0 a hard hit or punch: » a belt on the jawThesaurus+: ↑Hitting and beating , ↑Punishing by causing painnoun [C] (CLOTHING)
► A2 a strip of leather or material worn around the waist to support clothes or for decoration: » She fastened her belt tightly around her waist.» He had eaten so much that he had to undo his belt a couple of notches.See picture: belt 
Thesaurus+: ↑Fastening clothing and textiles
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Extra Examples:» The captain switched on the seat belt sign as we neared the airport.» It's a frame rucksack with a belt and padded shoulder straps.» This belt's too big - I'll have to punch an extra hole in it.» I've had to loosen my belt.» a tightly buckled beltnoun [C] (MOVING STRIP)
► F0 a flat strip of material in a machine that moves along continuously to keep another part turning, or to keep objects on it moving along: » a fan belt» a conveyor beltThesaurus+: ↑Bands, straps and stripsThesaurus+: ↑Machinery and machines , ↑Household equipment and domestic choresverb [I + adv/prep] UK INFORMAL (MOVE FAST) ↑Verb Endings for belt
► F0 (especially of a vehicle) to travel with great speed: » The car was belting along/down the road.Thesaurus+: ↑Moving quicklyverb [T] (CLOTHING) ↑Verb Endings for belt
► F0 to tie something with a belt: » I belted my coat tightly.Thesaurus+: ↑Fastening clothing and textilesverb [T] INFORMAL (HIT) ↑Verb Endings for belt
► F0 to hit someone or something hard, especially with violence: » He belted him in the face.Thesaurus+: ↑Hitting and beating , ↑Punishing by causing pain