A belt is an accessory you wear around your waist that helps hold your pants up. Other types of belts can hold tools or weapons.
That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle;
Noun
the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"
Noun
a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)
Noun
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
Noun
a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
Noun
an elongated region where a specific condition is found; "a belt of high pressure"
Noun
a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
Verb
fasten with a belt; "belt your trousers"
Verb
deliver a blow to; "He belted his opponent"
Verb
sing loudly and forcefully
n.
That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle; as,
a lady's belt; a sword belt.
n.
That which restrains or confines as a girdle.
n.
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.
n.
Same as Band, n., 2. A very broad band is more properly
termed a belt.
n.
One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets
Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.
n.
A narrow passage or strait; as, the Great Belt and the Lesser
Belt, leading to the Baltic Sea.
n.
A token or badge of knightly rank.
n.
A band of leather, or other flexible substance, passing
around two wheels, and communicating motion from one to the other.
n.
A band or stripe, as of color, round any organ; or any
circular ridge or series of ridges.
v. t.
To encircle with, or as with, a belt; to encompass; to
surround.
v. t.
To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep.
Belt
The shining belt with gold inlaid.2.
He cannot buckle his distempered cause Within the belt of rule.3.
Belt
A coarse black robe belted round the waist.
They belt him round with hearts undaunted.2.
That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle;
To encircle with, or as with, a belt; to encompass; to surround.
Usage Examples
When you're my age and you see a story, you better go for it pretty quickly. I'd just like to get a few more novels under my belt.
It's always good to get a smaller tournament under your belt so that by the time you get to the Slams, you have a lot of experience.
Ten percent of the big fish still remain. There are still some blue whales. There are still some krill in Antarctica. There are a few oysters in Chesapeake Bay. Half the coral reefs are still in pretty good shape, a jeweled belt around the middle of the planet. There's still time, but not a lot, to turn things around.
I keep mementos from everything I've done. I've got my cab driver's license from 'Happiness.' I've got a pair of glasses and a belt buckle from playing John Lennon. I've got a pair of sunglasses from playing Andy Warhol... It's all in a box in the garage.
For me the greatest revenge of all is having a happy adulthood, waking up in my gorgeous turquoise bedroom in the morning beside a person who really inspires me. That's the best revenge a girl-loving girl from the Bible belt could possibly have. And, importantly, it's healthy.
I sure lost my musical direction in Hollywood. My songs were the same conveyer belt mass production, just like most of my movies were.
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Other Usage ExamplesFlipping the dial through available radio stations there will blare out to any listener an array of broadcasts, 24/7, propagating Religious Right politics, along with what they deem to be 'old-time gospel preaching.' This is especially true of what comes over the airwaves in Bible Belt southern states.
The art of politics consists in knowing precisely when it is necessary to hit an opponent slightly below the belt.
First play I ever did was 'Footloose.' I played the part of Willard when I was 16. I think I wore my drama teacher's jeans and her belt - that's how small I was. I know a lot of Willard's back story from the musical that's not explored in the film. Like he's got this whole relationship with his mama, and he sings this song 'Mama Says.'
I just think Texas and that whole Bible Belt section is so, like, corporate. And I don't agree with organized religion in that respect.
The whole romantic part of my life was a wipeout. I didn't even own a belt.
I had a classic gym teacher in junior high who wore a weightlifter's belt all the time.
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