Word: Belt
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English, of Germanic origin, from Latin balteus ‘girdle’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bɛlt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a strip of leather or other material worn, typically round the waist, to support or hold in clothes or to carry weapons
Short Definition:strip of material worn round waist
Examples:- he tightened his leather belt an extra notch
- a sword belt
- a belt buckle
Definition:
a continuous band of material used in machinery for transferring motion from one wheel to another
Short Definition:band of material used in machinery
Examples:- a great wheel driven by a leather belt
Definition:
a strip or encircling area that is different in nature or composition from its surroundings
Short Definition:strip or encircling band
Examples:- the asteroid belt
- a belt of trees
Definition:
a heavy blow
Short Definition:heavy blow
Examples:- she administered a good belt with her stick
Word: Belt
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bɛlt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
fasten with a belt
Short Definition:fasten with belt
Examples:- she belted her raincoat firmly
Definition:
hit (someone or something) hard
Short Definition:hit something hard
Examples:- she belted him over the head with her racquet
- he belted the ball downfield
Definition:
rush or dash in a specified direction
Short Definition:rush or dash somewhere
Examples:- he belted out of the side door
Definition:
gulp (a drink) quickly
Short Definition:gulp drink quickly
Examples:- cocktails should be sipped and savoured, not belted down
- he belted it back and poured another
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