belt
[noun]
Synonyms:
- waistband, band, cummerbund, girdle, girth, sash
- zone, area, district, layer, region, stretch, strip, tract

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Related Words: baldric, cummerbund, band, stretch, strip, tie (up), loop, sash, circle, encircle, ring

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. belt¹ S2 W3 /belt/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English]

1. a band of leather, cloth etc that you wear around your waist to hold up your clothes or for decoration:
He unbuckled his leather belt.

2. a large area of land that has particular features or where particular people live:
America’s farming belt
the green (=countryside) belt British English ⇒ green belt

3. a circular band of something such as rubber that connects or moves parts of a machine ⇒ conveyor belt, fan belt

4. below the belt informal unfair or cruel:
That was a bit below the belt, Paul.
The comments hit below the belt (=they were unfair or cruel).

5. have something under your belt to have achieved something useful or important:
a secretary with several years’ experience under her belt

6. belt and braces British English informal a belt and braces way of doing something is one in which you do more than necessary in order to make sure that it succeeds
⇒ black belt, garter belt, safety belt, seat belt, suspender belt, ⇒ tighten your belt at tighten(6)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. belt² verb

1. HIT [transitive] informal to hit someone or something hard:
Dan belted the ball towards the goal.

2. GO QUICKLY [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] British English spoken to go somewhere very fast Synonym : charge
belt down/along etc
We were belting down the motorway at 95 miles per hour.

3. FASTEN [transitive] to fasten something with a belt:
Maria belted her raincoat firmly.
a dress belted loosely at the waist
belt something ↔ out phrasal verb
to sing a song or play an instrument loudly:
She was belting out old Broadway favourites.
belt up phrasal verb British English

1. spoken used to tell someone rudely to be quiet

2. informal to fasten your seat belt in a vehicle

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

belt
noun
I. narrow piece of leather, etc. worn round the waist
ADJ. broad, wide | narrow | thick | studded | cartridge, money, sword | trouser
VERB + BELT buckle, do up, fasten | unbuckle, undo, unfasten | tighten | loosen
BELT + NOUN buckle, loop
 ⇒ Special page at CLOTHES

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

belt
II. in a machine
ADJ. conveyor, drive, fan

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

belt
III. area of land
ADJ. wide | narrow, thin | coastal, mountain | corn, cotton, wheat | green, industrial New roads are cutting into the green belt (= open land round a city where building is strictly controlled).
commuter, stockbroker
PREP. ~ of a narrow belt of trees

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

belt

a wide belt
Along the coast is a wide belt of sand dunes.
a narrow belt
The tree grows in a narrow belt around the western Mediterranean.
the green belt British English (=land around a city where building is not allowed)
the government's commitment to protecting the green belt
a mountain belt (=a long and wide area of mountains)
mountain belts such as the Himalayas
a coastal belt (=land along the coast)
The wide coastal belt is a flat plain, partially wooded.
an industrial belt (=where there are a lot of factories etc)
the northern industrial belt of the United States
the corn/cotton/wheat belt (=where corn/cotton etc is grown)
Western Australia's wheat belt
the commuter belt British English (=an area around a large city from where people travel to work in the city every day)
House prices are high in the London commuter belt.
the stockbroker belt British English (=an area around a city where rich people who work in the city live)
wealthy families living in the stockbroker belt

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

belt
belt
See: below the belt , seat belt , tighten one's belt , under one's belt

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