26984 words

belts

12 definitions • 11 examples
1
a strip of leather or material worn around the waist to support clothes or for decoration:

Examples:

She fastened her belt tightly around her waist.
He had eaten so much that he had to loosen his belt a couple of notches.
2
a flat strip of material in a machine that moves along continuously to keep another part turning, or to keep objects on it moving along:

Examples:

a fan belt
a conveyor belt
3
an area, usually just outside a city, where a particular group of people live, such as the commuter belt and the stockbroker belt, or an area that is known for a particular characteristic, such as the cotton belt (= an area where cotton is grown)
4
a hard hit or punch:

Examples:

a belt on the jaw
5
(especially of a vehicle) to travel with great speed:

Examples:

The car was belting along/down the road.
6
to hit someone or something hard, especially with violence:

Examples:

He belted him in the face.
7
to tie something with a belt:

Examples:

I belted my coat tightly.
8
a strip of leather or other material worn around the waist:

Examples:

9
A belt is also a continuous strip of material that moves as part of a machine.
10
an area that is known for a particular characteristic:

Examples:

the corn belt (= area known for growing corn)
11
A belt is also a region that has a particular type of climate .
12
to hit someone or something hard:

Examples:

He belted the ball out of the park for a home run.

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