Definitions for belt
bɛltbelt

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. beltnoun

   endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys

2. beltnoun

   a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)

3. beltnoun

   an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found

   "a belt of high pressure"

4. knock, bash, bang, smash, beltnoun

   a vigorous blow

   "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"

5. swath, beltnoun

   a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)

6. belt, belt ammunition, belted ammunitionnoun

   ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun

7. knock, belt, rap, whack, whangverb

   the act of hitting vigorously

   "he gave the table a whack"

8. belt out, beltverb

   sing loudly and forcefully

9. beltverb

   deliver a blow to

   "He belted his opponent"

10. beltverb

    fasten with a belt

    "belt your trousers"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. beltnoun

   A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.

   As part of the act, the fat clown's belt broke, causing his pants to fall down.

2. beltnoun

   A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.

   Keep your belt fastened; this is going to be quite a bumpy ride.

3. beltnoun

   A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.

   The motor had a single belt that snaked its way back and forth around a variety of wheels.

4. beltnoun

   A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object.

   After the bouncer gave him a solid belt to the gut, Simon had suddenly had enough of barfighting.

5. beltnoun

   A quick drink of liquor.

   Care to join me in a belt of scotch?

6. beltnoun

   A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).

7. beltnoun

   (baseball) The middle of the strike zone.

   That umpire called that pitch a strike at the belt.

8. beltverb

   To encircle.

   The small town was belted by cornfields in all directions.

9. beltverb

   To fasten a belt.

10. beltverb

    To hit with a belt.

    The child was remanded to state custody when the lacerations on her back where her parents had belted her in punishment were revealed.

11. beltverb

    and intransitive To scream or sing in a loud manner.

    He belted out the national anthem.

12. beltverb

    To drink quickly, often in gulps.

    He belted down a shot of whisky.

13. beltverb

    To hit someone or something.

    The angry player belted the official across the face, and as a result was ejected from the game.

14. beltverb

    To hit a pitched ball a long distance, usually for a home run.

    He belted that pitch over the grandstand.

15. beltverb

    To move very fast

    He was really belting along.

16. Etymology: Germanic. Cognate with Old High German balz, Old Norse belti.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Beltnoun

   A girdle; a cincture in which a sword, or some weapon, is commonly hung.

   Etymology: belt, Sax. baltheus, Lat.

   He cannot buckle his distemper’d cause
   Within the belt of rule. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Ajax slew himself with the sword given him by Hector, and Hector was dragged about the walls of Troy by the belt given him by Ajax. South.

   Then snatch’d the shining belt, with gold inlaid;
   The belt Eurytion’s artful hands had made. John Dryden, Æneid.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. belt

   A belt is a flexible band or strap, typically made of leather, fabric, or other sturdy material, that is worn around the waist to hold up clothing, add a fashion element, or as utility gear. It is often equipped with a buckle or clasp to fasten or adjust it.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Beltnoun

   that which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle; as, a lady's belt; a sword belt

2. Beltnoun

   that which restrains or confines as a girdle

3. Beltnoun

   anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe; as, a belt of trees; a belt of sand

4. Beltnoun

   same as Band, n., 2. A very broad band is more properly termed a belt

5. Beltnoun

   one of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds

6. Beltnoun

   a narrow passage or strait; as, the Great Belt and the Lesser Belt, leading to the Baltic Sea

7. Beltnoun

   a token or badge of knightly rank

8. Beltnoun

   a band of leather, or other flexible substance, passing around two wheels, and communicating motion from one to the other

9. Beltnoun

   a band or stripe, as of color, round any organ; or any circular ridge or series of ridges

10. Beltverb

    to encircle with, or as with, a belt; to encompass; to surround

11. Beltverb

    to shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Belt

   belt, n. a girdle, zone, or band: such a piece, as of leather, worn by way of ornament, or given as a prize or badge of victory in wrestling or the like: a broad strip of anything, different in colour or material: that which confines or restrains: (geog.) a strait.—v.t. to surround with a belt, or to invest formally with such, as in knighting a man: to encircle: to thrash with a belt.—p.adj. Belt′ed, wearing a belt, of a knight: marked with a belt, as the 'belted kingfisher.'—n. Belt′ing, flexible belts for the transmission of motion in machinery, made of leather, indiarubber, &c.—as in chainbelt, crossed belt, endless belt, &c.; a thrashing.—To hold the belt, to hold the championship in wrestling, boxing, or the like. [A.S. belt; Ice. belti, Gael. balt, L. balteus.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. belt

   A metaphorical term in geography for long and proportionally narrow encircling strips of land having any particular feature; as a belt of sand, a belt of hills, &c. It is, in use, nearly synonymous with zone. Also, to beat with a colt or rope's end.

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1. BELT

   What does BELT stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the BELT acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BELT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Belt is ranked #4065 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Belt surname appeared 8,737 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Belt.
   
   80.8% or 7,060 total occurrences were White.
   12.8% or 1,126 total occurrences were Black.
   2.2% or 193 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.8% or 158 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.6% or 140 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.6% or 60 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Accessory
   • Ammunition
   • Blow
   • Fasten
   • Hit
   • Loop
   • Path
   • Region
   • Sing

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'belt' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4486

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'belt' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3064

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'belt' in Nouns Frequency: #1500

Anagrams for belt »

1. blet

How to pronounce belt?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of belt in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of belt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of belt in a Sentence

1. Marilyn Mosby:

   The manner of death deemed a homicide by the Maryland state medical examiner is believed to be the result of a fatal injury that occurred while Mr. Gray was unrestrained by a seat belt in the custody of the Baltimore Police Department wagon.

2. Tricia Morrow:

   As a safety engineer I know that wearing your seat belt is the most important click of the day – it is the number one action you can take to protect yourself in a crash.

3. New Horizons:

   New Horizons is on a journey to a new class of planets we've never seen, in a place we've never been before, for decades, we thought Pluto was this odd little body on the planetary outskirts; now we know it's really a gateway to an entire region of new worlds in the Kuiper Belt, and New Horizons is going to provide the first close-up look at them.

4. Art Hogan:

   The retail sales (data) is just another piece of the economic puzzle and one that investors have been waiting for, the Fed will definitely get one rate hike under its belt this year, and another one next year.

5. Caleb Burns:

   It will be interesting to see if Clinton can hold off Trump in the Rust Belt by going back to the blue-collar vote. If she can, it will be extremely difficult for Donald Trump to find a path to victory.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=belt
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Belt
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=belt
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belt
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=belt
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=belt
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html