belt
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.
Noun 4 meanings
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.”
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.”
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.”
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”
Verb 4 meanings
To fasten a belt on; to encircle with a belt.
“Edgar belted himself in and turned the car's ignition.”
To encircle; to surround.
“The small town was belted by cornfields in all directions.”
To invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood.
To hit with a belt.
“The child was misbehaving so he was belted as punishment.”
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.
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BELT at a glance
BELT has 4 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (B 3 + E 1 + L 1 + T 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,402 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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