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Meaning of 'belt' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Belt [ n.]
- That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle; as, a lady's belt; a sword belt.
- That which restrains or confines as a girdle.
- 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.
- Same as Band, n., 2. A very broad band is more properly termed a belt.
- One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.
- A narrow passage or strait; as, the Great Belt and the Lesser Belt, leading to the Baltic Sea.
- A token or badge of knightly rank.
- A band of leather, or other flexible substance, passing around two wheels, and communicating motion from one to the other.
- A band or stripe, as of color, round any organ; or any circular ridge or series of ridges.
2 . Belt [ v. t.]
- To encircle with, or as with, a belt; to encompass; to surround.
- To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep.

Meaning of 'belt' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . belt [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found
Example in sentence:
  • a belt of high pressure
Meaning (2):
- the act of hitting vigorously
Example in sentence:
  • he gave the table a whack
Meaning (3):
- a vigorous blow
Example in sentence:
  • he got a bang on the head;
  • he took a bash right in his face;
  • the sudden knock floored him
4 . belt [ v]
Meaning (4):
- fasten with a belt
Example in sentence:
  • belt your trousers
Meaning (5):
- deliver a blow to
Example in sentence:
  • He belted his opponent

Nearby Words:

bel bel-accoyle bel-esprit belabor belabored belaboring belace belaced belaid belam

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