belt en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- [ˈbɛlt]
- /ˈbɛlt/
Etymology
From Middle English belt, from Old English belt (“belt, girdle”), from Proto-West Germanic *baltī̆, from Proto-Germanic *baltijaz (“girdle, belt”), from Latin balteus (“belt, sword-belt”), of Etruscan origin. Cognate with Scots belt (“belt”), Dutch belt, German Balz (“belt”), Danish bælte (“belt”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk belte (“belt”), Swedish bälte (“belt, cincture, girdle, zone”), Faroese and Icelandic belti (“belt”).
Meanings
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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.
Master leathercrafter does handcrafted wallets, belts, purses, handbags etc., supporting self and helpers. Good enough to carve fantst art and portraits into leather.
1987 August 15, Robert Benitez, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 5, page 14:
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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.
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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.
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Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe.
a belt of trees; a belt of sand
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A trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial arts.
the heavyweight belt
- A collection of small bodies (such as asteroids) which orbit a star.
- One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.
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A band of armor along the sides of a warship, protecting the ship's vital spaces.
The battleship was protected by a twelve-inch belt just above the waterline.
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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 bar fights.
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A quick drink of liquor.
Care to join me in a belt of scotch?
- (capitalized, usually) A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).
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The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist.
That umpire called that pitch a strike at the belt.
- A device that holds and feeds cartridges into a belt-fed weapon.
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A vocal tone produced by singing with chest voice above the break (or passaggio), in a range typically sung in head voice.
As previously mentioned, there was unexpected behavior in laryngeal lowering for belt in several singers and unchanged laryngeal height for two, as well as stable opening or widening of the pharyngeal walls, which must be investigated further.
1999, Jeannette Lovetri, Susan Lesh, Peak Woo, “Preliminary Study on the Ability of Trained Singers to Control the Intrinsic and Extrinsic Laryngeal Musculature”, in Journal of Voice, volume 13, number 2, →DOI, page 226:In Clara's furious rant in Act II, Allsun broke out of her soprano into a belt, which made perfect sense in the moment.
2018, Norman Spivey, Mary Saunder Barton, Cross-Training in the Voice Studio: A Balancing Act, Plural Publishing, →ISBN, page 57:Both auditionees had great ranges but Diamond had the strong belt we really need for the finale.
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A mostly-continuous, often curvilinear structure expressed on the surface or in the subsurface of a terrestrial planet or other solid planemo, such as a mountain belt, a fold and thrust belt, or an ore belt.
Most foreland fold and thrust belts are linear or arcuate belts of folds and thrust faults that form a marginal part of an orogenic belt between an undeformed craton and a more intensely deformed inner zone.
1980, B. C. Burchfiel, “Foreland Fold and Thrust Belts—Review”, in AAPG Bulletin, volume 64, number 5, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, →DOI, page 684:This belt of deformed platform sediments parallels the suture running east-to-west across the north of the region, which was left when the ocean basin that originally separated the two ancient continents on either side of it was consumed by subduction.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| belts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
belt-drive · icebelt · serpentine belt · biobelt · safety belt · mist-belt · unbelt · coin belt · peace belt · Bible Belt · sunbelt · chastity belt · main belt · seatbelt · Apollo's belt · time belt · shelterbelt · seat belt · Sam Browne belt · wampum belt · belt drive · full belt · mix belt · green belt · Fertile Belt · toolbelt · Edgeworth-Kuiper belt · Adonis belt · belt of the crozier · Belter · explosive belt · Stroke Belt · belt squat · commuter belt · mountain belt · notch in one's belt · fanbelt · four-belt · bagel belt · Middle Belt · snowbelt · kidney belt · ammunition belt · rust belt · beltwise · belt printer · Coup Belt · ore belt · life belt · Borscht Belt · belter · belt-sand · quarter belt · garter belt · conveyer belt · Orion's Belt · hair belt · university belt · belt purse · drivebelt · sushi belt · beltline · Orinoco Belt · belt buckle · belt and braces · beltfish · Clarke belt · greenstone belt · suspender belt · swordbelt · shoulderbelt · cartridge belt · beltway · photon belt · Little Belt · below the belt · beltpack · shelter belt · main asteroid belt · belt-fed · Kuiper belt object · rustbelt · Bible belt · white belt · innerbelt · rat belt · waistbelt · gunbelt · panty-belt · belt course · belt-tightening · mist belt · belt track · notch on one's belt · beltful · crossbelt · belt conveyor · Van Allen radiation belt · cow belt · rocket belt · belt-tighten · Van Allen belt · Copperbelt · under one's belt · Sunni belt · dance belt · endless belt · belted · vee-belt · ammo belt · Orion's belt · fly belt · gait belt · belt-driven · belt of Venus · Black Belt · Rust Belt · tighten one's belt · borscht belt · sandbelt · Wheatbelt · garrison belt · mortgage belt · pricking at the belt · belt sander · town belt · banana belt · belt highway · cross belt sorter · beltless · beltmaking · muesli belt malnutrition · gold belt · money belt · orogenic belt · pick-to-belt · fan belt · black belt · Cotton Belt · utility belt · wheatbelt · shoulder belt · asteroid belt · seat-belt · mouse belt · hit below the belt · goiter belt · busy belt · dog-belt · Great Belt · conveyor belt · belty · belt and suspenders · timing belt · beltmaker · University Belt · cross-belt sorter · lap belt · exoasteroid belt · beltlike · Quran Belt · sea belt · cambelt · sash belt · grey belt · Kuiper belt · belt tightening · suicide belt · rust-belt · Sun Belt · hydraulic belt · radiation belt · belt loop · tie belt · nanobelt · main-belt · beltwork · Bungalow Belt · belt bag
Descendants
belt · beilt · বেল্ট · ବେଲ୍ଟ୍ · belt · ベルト · बेल्ट · بیلٹ · বেল্ট · belt
Synonyms
blow (powerful blow) · wallop (powerful blow) · punch (powerful blow) · sock (powerful blow) · safety belt · waistband (band worn around waist) · strap (band worn around waist) · restraint · nip (quick drink of liquor) · dram (quick drink of liquor) · girdle (band worn around waist) · seat belt · sash (band worn around waist)
Translations (395)
av рачел (band worn around the waist) · pt cinto (band worn around the waist) · el ιμάντας (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · nl gordel (geographical region) · uk по́яс (band used for safety purposes) · ar نِطَاق (band worn around the waist) · es ceñidor (band worn around the waist) · alt кур (band worn around the waist) · sh по̏ја̄с (band worn around the waist) · bg кола́н (band used for safety purposes) · ur کَمَر بَنْد (band worn around the waist) · pt cinta (band worn around the waist) · es cinturón (band worn around the waist) · ga buille (powerful blow) · hi बेल्ट (band worn around the waist) · da område (geographical region) · cs pás (band used for safety purposes) · fr ceinture (band used for safety purposes) · ps کمربند (band worn around the waist) · sh ре̏ме̄н (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · alt кур (geographical region) · bg по́яс (band worn around the waist) · de Zone (geographical region) · ru реме́нь (band worn around the waist) · ota كمر (band worn around the waist) · it cinghia (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · ang gyrdel (band worn around the waist) · ms tali pinggang (band worn around the waist) · as পেটী (band worn around the waist) · et vöö (band worn around the waist) · fr ceinture (band worn around the waist) · vec ẑentura (band worn around the waist) · da bælte (band worn around the waist) · pon kateng (band worn around the waist) · oj gijipizon (band worn around the waist) · kmr kemer (band worn around the waist) · es faja (band worn around the waist) · pon kateng (geographical region) · ga crios (band used for safety purposes) · ca cinturó (band used for safety purposes) · fa-ira تَسْمِه (band worn around the waist) · uk по́яс (geographical region) · ia corregia (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · vec ẑentura (band used for safety purposes) · es correa (band worn around the waist) · mk ремен (band worn around the waist) · hy շարժափոկ (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · tg камарбанд (band worn around the waist) · it colpo (powerful blow) · cs řemen (band worn around the waist) · fur cinturie (band worn around the waist) · cs opasek (band worn around the waist) · uz kamar (band worn around the waist) · fi vyöhyke (geographical region) · tt каеш (band worn around the waist) · ja ベルト (geographical region) · nn belte (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · mi tautiti (band worn around the waist) · la balteus (band worn around the waist) · cy belt (band worn around the waist) · an cincha (band worn around the waist) · ja ベルト (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · uk по́яс (band worn around the waist) · ky илгич (band worn around the waist) · ru по́яс (band worn around the waist) · yi פּאַסיק (band worn around the waist) · mn ᠪᠦᠰᠡ (band worn around the waist) · nl veiligheidsgordel (band used for safety purposes) · fur cengle (band worn around the waist) · sk pás (band worn around the waist) · sv skärp (band worn around the waist) · atv кур (band worn around the waist) · hu gépszíj (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · nl gordel (band worn around the waist) · grc κεστός (band worn around the waist) · bn বেল্ট (band worn around the waist) · kk белдік (band worn around the waist) · de Riemen (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · orv ремꙑкъ (band worn around the waist) · uk зо́на (geographical region) · xal бүс (band worn around the waist) · ar زُنَّار (band worn around the waist) · fur coree (band worn around the waist) · az qayış (band worn around the waist) · uk ре́мінь (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · ja 地帯 (geographical region) · pl pasek (band used for safety purposes) · es cinturón de seguridad (band used for safety purposes) · ckb پشتێن (band worn around the waist) · fi vyö (band worn around the waist) · zza kemer (diq) (band worn around the waist) · uli baando (band worn around the waist) · cmn 皮帶 /皮带 (band worn around the waist) · sk pások (band worn around the waist) · alt кайыш (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · ru по́яс (geographical region) · it cintura (geographical region) · km ក្រវាត់ (band worn around the waist) · tr kemer (band used for safety purposes) · el ζώνη (geographical region) · vec sentura (band worn around the waist) · eo sekurzono (band used for safety purposes) · chy hoestáto (band worn around the waist) · sw mkanda (band worn around the waist) · he חֲגוֹרָה (band worn around the waist) · pt cinturão (geographical region) · uk ре́мінь (band worn around the waist) · ru зо́на (geographical region) · ro curea (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · ur پیٹی (band worn around the waist) · id sabuk (band worn around the waist) · bg зо́на (geographical region) · th เข็มขัด (band worn around the waist) · pdt Gort (band worn around the waist) · dsb pas (band worn around the waist) · mns-nor э̄нтап (band worn around the waist) · az kəmər (band worn around the waist) · ko 벨트 (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · se avvi (band worn around the waist) · cmn 帶 /带 (band worn around the waist) · cy gwregysau (band worn around the waist) · dsb pas (geographical region) · ca cop (powerful blow) · da sikkerhedssele (band used for safety purposes) · ckb قایش (band worn around the waist) · om qabatto (band worn around the waist) · da drivrem (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · lt juosta (band worn around the waist) · ce дуоьхк (band worn around the waist) · or ବେଲ୍ଟ୍ (band worn around the waist) · it cinghiata (powerful blow) · nb belte (band used for safety purposes) · eo zono (band worn around the waist) · inh тӏехкар (band worn around the waist) · ota قوشاق (band worn around the waist) · mk појас (band worn around the waist) · arz حزام (band worn around the waist) · mww siv (band worn around the waist) · sh па̑с (band worn around the waist) · tr kayış (band worn around the waist) · tk kemer (band worn around the waist) · ka სარტყელი (band worn around the waist) · ru по́яс (band used for safety purposes) · dsb rjemjeń (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · ru реме́нь (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · af lyfband (band worn around the waist) · yi פּאַס (band worn around the waist) · kl qiterut (band worn around the waist) · ca corretja (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · ky кемер (band worn around the waist) · sv bälte (band used for safety purposes) · da kæberasler (powerful blow) · lo ສາຍແອວ (band worn around the waist) · es golpe (powerful blow) · be рэ́мень (band worn around the waist) · lt diržas (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · uga 𐎗𐎋𐎒 (band worn around the waist) · cjs қур (band worn around the waist) · za saihwet (band worn around the waist) · sv band (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · fr région (geographical region) · nn belte (band used for safety purposes) · cy gwregys (band worn around the waist) · pt correia (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · kl unngersaq (band worn around the waist) · sh remen (band worn around the waist) · vi dây lưng (band worn around the waist) · ga crios (band worn around the waist) · yi גאַרטל (band worn around the waist) · ko 벨트 (band worn around the waist) · my ခါးပတ် (band worn around the waist) · hu nadrágszíj (band worn around the waist) · ltg dyrža (band worn around the waist) · ro curea (band worn around the waist) · hu szíj (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · ru ремешо́к (band worn around the waist) · ett 𐌁𐌀𐌋𐌕𐌄𐌀 (band worn around the waist) · ro brâu (band worn around the waist) · nap curreja (band worn around the waist) · cmn 地帶 /地带 (geographical region) · es cíngulo (band worn around the waist) · ky кайыш (band worn around the waist) · grc ζώνη (band worn around the waist) · ca cinturó (band worn around the waist) · vi dây nịt (band worn around the waist) · ba ҡайыш (band worn around the waist) · cmn 腰帶 /腰带 (band worn around the waist) · lv siksna (band worn around the waist) · nl riem (band worn around the waist) · ga crios (geographical region) · ja ベルト (band worn around the waist) · scn curria (band worn around the waist) · sq rrip (band used for safety purposes) · tg тасма (band worn around the waist) · pon kateng (band used for safety purposes) · fa-ira کَمَرْبَنْد (band worn around the waist) · ar حِزَام (band worn around the waist) · ota قایش (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · nb belte (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · sh ȕdār (powerful blow) · ar حزام (band worn around the waist) · uz qayish (band worn around the waist) · ltg jūsta (band worn around the waist) · it zona (geographical region) · vi vành đai (geographical region) · de Gurt (band used for safety purposes) · sh по̏ја̄с (band used for safety purposes) · da livrem (band worn around the waist) · ka ქამარი (band worn around the waist) · am ቀበቶ (band worn around the waist) · hu öv (band used for safety purposes) · nrf cheintuthe (band worn around the waist) · sv gördel (band worn around the waist) · es pretina (band worn around the waist) · sl pas (band worn around the waist) · ur کَمَر (band worn around the waist) · ka ღვედი (band used for safety purposes) · bg ре́мък (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · la zōna (band worn around the waist) · sh pȍjās (band used for safety purposes) · yi רימען (band worn around the waist) · pl pasek (band worn around the waist) · eo frapego (powerful blow) · nl oplawaai (powerful blow) · fo reim (band worn around the waist) · es cinto (band worn around the waist) · lt diržas (band worn around the waist) · twf lílena (band worn around the waist) · ro centură (band used for safety purposes) · vi thắt lưng (band worn around the waist) · nl slag (powerful blow) · sq brez (band worn around the waist) · mr बेल्ट (band worn around the waist) · ba ҡайыш (band used for safety purposes) · ga beilt (band used for safety purposes) · ota نطاق (band worn around the waist) · mi tātua (band worn around the waist) · sq bri (geographical region) · sv bälte (band worn around the waist) · bo སྐེད་རེག (band worn around the waist) · sh pȍjās (geographical region) · be рэ́мень (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · tr kayış (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · sq rrip (geographical region) · sv rem (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · nl gordel (band used for safety purposes) · pl pas (band worn around the waist) · sh по̏ја̄с (geographical region) · ba ҡайыш (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · fr courroie (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · oc cencha (band worn around the waist) · bg по́яс (geographical region) · kmr qayiş (band worn around the waist) · es cincho (band worn around the waist) · hy գոտի (band worn around the waist) · sh опа̀са̄ч (band worn around the waist) · it cinghia (band worn around the waist) · kix ūmkī-àu (band worn around the waist) · sv drivrem (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · it cintura (band worn around the waist) · ko 벨트 (geographical region) · fi hihna (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · ar سَيْر (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · zza qayış (band worn around the waist) · cs řemen (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · uk ре́мінь (band used for safety purposes) · ia cinctura (band worn around the waist) · ckb قایش (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · scn curia (band worn around the waist) · fr ceinture (geographical region) · af belt (band worn around the waist) · lld ciol (band worn around the waist) · ki mũcibi (band worn around the waist) · alt кайыш (band worn around the waist) · be по́яс (geographical region) · it cintura (band used for safety purposes) · es chumbe (band worn around the waist) · hsb pas (band worn around the waist) · nl ceintuur (band worn around the waist) · hi पेटी (band worn around the waist) · sh у̏да̄р (powerful blow) · om sabbata (band worn around the waist) · cs pás (band worn around the waist) · tr kuşak (band worn around the waist) · ti ቁልፊ (band worn around the waist) · nl dreun (powerful blow) · nb region (geographical region) · el ζώνη (band worn around the waist) · de Gürtel (band worn around the waist) · sq shok (band worn around the waist) · mn бүс (band worn around the waist) · hu szíj (band used for safety purposes) · nn belte (band worn around the waist) · ro centură (band worn around the waist) · ga beilt (band worn around the waist) · nl broeksband (band worn around the waist) · br gouriz-surentez (band used for safety purposes) · bg ре́мък (band worn around the waist) · ga beilt (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · br gouriz (band worn around the waist) · it regione (geographical region) · mt ċinturin (band worn around the waist) · nl klap (powerful blow) · rsk пояс (band worn around the waist) · ru уда́р (powerful blow) · ota منطقه (band worn around the waist) · rsk ремень (band worn around the waist) · tk guşak (band worn around the waist) · fi vyö (band used for safety purposes) · hu öv (band worn around the waist) · fa-ira کَمَر (band worn around the waist) · es cinturón (band used for safety purposes) · be пас (band worn around the waist) · lv josta (band worn around the waist) · km ខ្សែក្រវាត់ (band worn around the waist) · sh ка̀иш (band worn around the waist) · kk белбеу (band worn around the waist) · sh rȅmēn (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · chr ᎠᏓᏠᏍᏗ (band worn around the waist) · sh pȃs (band worn around the waist) · eu gerriko (band worn around the waist) · sh pȍjās (band worn around the waist) · ug كەمەر (band worn around the waist) · hy գոտի (band used for safety purposes) · hy փոկ (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · ur بیلْٹ (band worn around the waist) · pt cinto (band used for safety purposes) · pt pancada (powerful blow) · io rimeno (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · da region (geographical region) · vec zénta (band worn around the waist) · hu égöv (geographical region) · es correa (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · bg кола́н (band worn around the waist) · ko 지대 (geographical region) · ru реме́нь (band used for safety purposes) · sq rrip (band worn around the waist) · af gordel (band worn around the waist) · sv säkerhetsbälte (band used for safety purposes) · es ceñidero (band worn around the waist) · bo སྐེ་རགས (band worn around the waist) · hu öv (geographical region) · sk opasok (band worn around the waist) · ang belt (band worn around the waist) · hy գոտի (geographical region) · hu övezet (geographical region) · sv bälte (geographical region) · koi вöнь (band worn around the waist) · ka ღვედი (band worn around the waist) · ia cinctura (band used for safety purposes) · pl pas (band used for safety purposes) · nl riem (band used for safety purposes) · eo rimeno (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · sh opàsāč (band worn around the waist) · be зо́на (geographical region) · sce pixie (band worn around the waist) · rm tschinta (band worn around the waist) · be раме́нь (band worn around the waist) · lb Ceinture (band worn around the waist) · myv каркс (band worn around the waist) · ru поясо́к (band worn around the waist) · nv sis (band worn around the waist) · la cinctūra (band worn around the waist) · pms sentura (band worn around the waist) · br bandenn (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · da slag (powerful blow) · ru куша́к (band worn around the waist) · tg камар (band worn around the waist) · ky кур (band worn around the waist) · de Gürtel (geographical region) · rup curauã (band worn around the waist) · tr kemer (band worn around the waist) · it cintola (band worn around the waist) · nb belte (band worn around the waist) · hts tacce (band worn around the waist) · is belti (band worn around the waist) · cs pásek (band worn around the waist) · ko 허리띠 (band worn around the waist) · nl riem (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) · ca regió (geographical region) · ce доьхк (band worn around the waist) · mr पट्टा (band worn around the waist) · ro cordon (band worn around the waist) · nb belte (geographical region) · es cinta (geographical region) · da bælte (geographical region) · mi whītiki (band worn around the waist) · sk remeň (band worn around the waist) · mi tauiti (band worn around the waist) · kxd tali pinggang (band worn around the waist) · ltg syksna (band worn around the waist) · sh kàiš (band worn around the waist) · fo buksureim (band worn around the waist) · cu ремень (band worn around the waist) · sv livrem (band worn around the waist)