# belted

Pronunciation: US say "BEL-tid" /ˈbɛltɪd/; UK

## Adjective

1. Designed or supplied with a belt fitted to it.
   - Simple: Made with a belt as part of the design.
   - _The tailored, belted overcoat flattered her figure._
   - _Many trench coats come belted rather than buttoned at the waist._
3. Wearing a belt fastened around the waist.
   - Simple: Having a belt on around the waist.
   - _The belted officers assembled for morning inspection._
   - _He strode in, belted and dressed for the cold ride._
4. Marked by a white band running around the body.
   - Simple: Having a white stripe that goes all the way around the body.
   - _The breeder showed off his belted cattle at the county fair._
   - _A belted heifer wandered to the edge of the dark pasture._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of belt. — simple past and past participle of belt
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of belt. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The drummer belted the snare on every beat._
   - _The anthem was belted across the packed stadium._

## Origin

Formed from "belt" with the suffix "-ed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/belted (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).