belt

BELT/bɛlt/

24 meanings of belt

1
nouncountable
A strip of leather or cloth worn around the waist to hold up pants or to look nice.
Like a strap that hugs your waist to keep your pants from falling down.
He tightened his belt before going outside.
Her new belt has a shiny silver buckle.
Note
2
nouncountable
A strap that holds you safely in place, like the one in a car.
Like a hug from the car that keeps you from flying forward.
Always fasten your belt before the car starts moving.
The pilot checked that every belt was buckled tight.
3
nouncountable
A loop of strong material in a machine that moves parts or passes power along.
Like a rubber band stretched around two spinning wheels, turning one when the other turns.
The belt slipped off the wheel and the motor stopped.
A worn belt can make a strange squeaking noise.
4
verbcolloquialtransitive
To hit someone or something hard.
Like swinging your arm to whack a ball as hard as you can.
He belted the ball clear across the yard.
Don't belt your brother just because you're angry.
Similarhit, whack, thump, smack, punch
5
verbtransitive
To put a belt on and fasten it.
Like buckling a strap snugly around something.
She belted her coat to keep out the wind.
Remember to belt your jacket before the storm hits.
Similarstrap, fasten, buckle
Oppositeunbuckle, unfasten
6
nouncountable
A large area known for one main thing, like a crop, belief, or type of people.
Like a wide stripe drawn across a map where one thing is everywhere.
The wheat belt stretches across several flat states.
Farmers in the corn belt grow huge fields of maize.
Similarregion, zone, area
Note
7
nouncountable
A prize shaped like a wide belt, given to a champion in fighting sports.
Like a giant medal you wear around your middle for winning.
She won the belt after beating every other fighter.
The champion held the belt high above his head.
Similartitle, crown
8
verbintransitive
To move along very fast.
Like a runner sprinting as fast as their legs will go.
The car belted down the highway.
We had to belt across town to make the train.
Similarrace, speed, zoom, tear, hurtle
Oppositecrawl, dawdle
9
nouncountable
A long strip or band that wraps around or crosses something, like a wide stripe.
Like a long stripe wrapped around something, the way a ribbon circles a gift.
A wide belt of trees runs along the river.
Dark clouds formed a belt across the evening sky.
Similarband, strip, zone, stripe
10
nouncountable
A strong, powerful hit with a fist or heavy object.
Like a hard punch that lands with a loud thud.
He gave the door a belt with his shoulder.
One belt from the hammer cracked the rock.
Similarpunch, blow, whack, thump, wallop

11
verbcolloquialtransitive
To sing or shout something in a loud, strong voice.
Like shouting a song at the top of your voice.
She belted the chorus so everyone could hear.
He loves to belt his favorite songs in the shower.
Similarbellow, roar
Oppositewhisper
Note
12
nouncountable
A loud, powerful singing sound made high in the voice but with a full, chesty tone.
Like talking loudly but singing high notes at the same time.
Her powerful belt filled the whole theater.
He trained for years to develop a strong belt.
Note
13
nouncountable
A ring of many small space rocks that circle a star.
Like a ring of stones spinning around a campfire.
The asteroid belt lies between Mars and Jupiter.
Astronomers found a new belt of icy rocks far beyond Neptune.
Note
14
verbtransitive
To hit someone with a belt.
His father used to belt him for coming home late.
She threatened to belt the dog if it kept chewing the furniture.
Similarwhip, thrash, flog, lash
15
verbtransitive
To wrap tightly around something so it is fully surrounded.
Like a ribbon tied all the way around a gift box.
Thick stone walls belt the old town on every side.
A line of tall trees belts the field to block the wind.
Similarencircle, ring, surround, girdle
16
verbtransitive
To drink something fast, in big gulps.
Like gulping down water after a long run.
I belt my coffee every morning before the bus comes.
She belted the whole bottle of water in one go.
Similargulp, swig, guzzle, down, slug
Oppositesip
17
nouncountable
A fast drink of strong alcohol.
Like a quick gulp to warm you on a cold day.
He poured himself a belt of whiskey before dinner.
She took a quick belt from the flask to warm up.
Similarshot, slug, swig, gulp
18
verbtransitive
To hit a thrown ball very far, usually for a home run.
Like swinging a bat as hard as you can to send the ball flying.
He belted the ball clean over the outfield fence.
She can belt a pitch deep into the stands.
Similarhit, smash, slam, blast
Note
19
nouncountable
A long, often curved strip of similar rock or mountains across part of a planet's surface.
Like a long seam of stitching running across a piece of cloth.
The mountain belt runs for hundreds of miles along the coast.
Miners explored a rich ore belt hidden in the hills.
Similarzone, band
Note
20
noun
The middle part of the strike zone, level with the batter's waist.
Like a line drawn across your middle where your pants sit.
The pitch came in right at the belt for an easy strike.
He loves balls thrown around the belt.
Note
21
nouncountable
A linked strip that holds bullets and feeds them into a machine gun.
Like a chain of bullets joined together to feed a gun.
The gunner loaded a fresh belt of ammunition.
Each belt holds two hundred rounds.
Note
22
nouncountable
A strip of thick armor along the sides of a warship that protects its important parts.
Like a thick shield wrapped around the side of the ship.
The battleship's thick belt protected it from enemy shellfire.
Shells could not pierce the armored belt.
Note
23
verbtransitive
To give someone a belt in a special ceremony, such as when making a knight.
Like giving someone a special badge to mark a new role.
The king would belt each new knight before the whole court.
They belted the young squire in a grand ceremony.
24
nouncountable
A dark band of clouds that circles Jupiter or Saturn.
Like a dark stripe painted around a giant ball.
Jupiter's dark belt is easy to see through a small telescope.
The planet's wide belt wraps around it like a stripe.
Similarband
Note

Practice

Can you tell the meanings of belt apart? Answer 3 quick questions from this page, or write your own sentence and AI will check it.

Origin

It comes from Old English "belt," meaning belt or girdle, which came from Latin "balteus." The Latin word was of Etruscan origin.