# belting

Pronunciation: say "BEL-ting" /ˈbɛltɪŋ/

## Noun

1. A beating given to someone with a belt, usually as punishment.
   - Simple: A punishment where someone is hit again and again with a belt.
   - _Old schoolyard stories often ended with some poor child earning a belting at home._
   - _She still remembered the belting she received for skipping class._
3. A thorough defeat in which one side is soundly beaten.
   - Simple: A bad loss in which one side beats the other completely.
   - _The champion handed the challenger a belting over twelve one-sided rounds._
   - _Their campaign never recovered from the belting they suffered in the opening debate._
4. A singing technique that carries the chest voice above the vocal break into the higher notes usually sung in head voice.
   - Simple: A loud, powerful way of singing high notes using the chest voice.
   - _The score calls for sustained belting throughout the second act._
   - _Audiences loved her belting on the show's biggest number._
5. The connected set of belts that runs inside a machine, such as a conveyor or other mechanism.
   - Simple: A set of belts that work together inside a machine such as a conveyor.
   - _A jammed pulley brought the entire belting to a sudden halt._
   - _Maintenance crews realigned the belting before restarting the production line._
6. The tough material from which belts for machinery are manufactured.
   - Simple: The strong material used to make belts for machines.
   - _The warehouse stocked heavy canvas belting in several widths._
   - _Reinforced belting holds up better under constant friction and heat._

## Verb

2. Present participle of belt. — present participle and gerund of belt
   - Simple: Present participle of belt. Use this form for an action happening right now.
   - _The singer was belting the chorus with everything she had._
   - _Rain kept belting against the windows all night long._

## Adjective

7. Excellent or first-rate; in some dialects also used as an adverb meaning 'very.' *(dialectal, Northern English)*
   - Simple: Very good or excellent.
   - _She cooked a belting dinner for the whole family._
   - _The weather on the coast was belting all week._

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