Belt - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |belt|  American pronunciation of the word belt
Brit.  |belt|  British pronunciation of the word belt

noun

- endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
- a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)
- an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found
a belt of high pressure
- a vigorous blow (syn: bang, bash, knock, smash)
- a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing) (syn: swath)
- ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun
- the act of hitting vigorously (syn: knock, rap, whack, whang)

verb

- sing loudly and forcefully
- deliver a blow to
He belted his opponent
- fasten with a belt
belt your trousers

Extra examples

His bathrobe was loosely belted.

He belted the ball down the fairway.

Some drunk got mad and threatened to belt me.

He holds the black belt.

I'd rather take my chance on the belt.

Main Driving Belts able to transmit any required H.P.

He gave the man a belt on the jaw.

He unbuckled his leather belt.

America's farming belt

Dan belted the ball towards the goal.

We were belting down the motorway at 95 miles per hour.

Maria belted her raincoat firmly.

Black Belt

He belted his opponent

Were you wearing a seat belt?

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: belt
he/she/it: belts
present participle: belting
past tense: belted
past participle: belted
noun
singular: belt
plural: belts
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