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Etymology
Old English belt

Pronunciation
IPA: /bεlt/
audio|en-us-belt.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�lt|-�lt

Noun
Image:Engine belts.jpg|thumb|right|Belts in a machine.
en-noun

1. 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.

1. 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.

1. 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.

1. A powerful blow, often made with a fist.

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

1. (usually capitalized) A geographical region known for a particular product or feature (Corn Belt, Bible Belt).

Synonyms
(band worn around waist): girdle, waistband, sash, strap
(band used as safety restraint): restraint, safety belt, seat belt
(powerful blow): blow, punch, sock, wallop

Derived terms
top2
below the belt
black belt
fan belt
safety belt
mid2
seat belt
under one's belt <!-- in one's experience (He had 4 years of schooling under his belt.) -->
utility belt

Translations
trans-top|band worn around the waist
Albanian: brez m
Arabic: ARchar|حزا�
Breton: gouriz m -ioù
Catalan: cinturó m
Croatian: pojas m, pas m
Czech: pásek m, opasek m
Dutch: gordel m, ceintuur m
Esperanto: zono
Finnish: vyö
French: ceinture f
German: Gürtel m
Hebrew: ���ר�|�ֲ��ֹרָ� (khagora) f
Hungarian: öv
Italian: cintura f, cintola f
Japanese ��� (beruto)
Kurdish: t|ku|kemer f, t|ku|qayi� f, KUchar|پشت��, KUchar|�ا�ش
trans-mid
Latin: balteus
Polish: pas m, pasek m
Portuguese: cinto m
Romanian: brâu f and m, curea f, cordon f and m
Russian: по�� (pójas) m, �емен� (r'emén�) m
Spanish: cinturón m, cincho m italbrac|El Salvador|Guatemala|Honduras, cinto m italbrac|Cuba, correa f italbrac|Colombia|Panama|Puerto Rico|Venezuela, faja f italbrac|Costa Rica|Nicaragua|Southeastern Mexico
Swedish: gördel, bälte
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trans-top|band used for safety purposes
Breton: gouriz-surentez m
Dutch: gordel m, riem m, veiligheidsgordel m
Finnish: vyö
French: ceinture f
trans-mid
Italian: cintura f
Polish: pas m, pasek m
Russian: �емен� (r'emén�) m
Spanish: cinturón m (cinturón de seguridad)
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trans-top|band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power
Breton: bandenn f -où p
Dutch: riem m
Finnish: vyö
trans-mid
Ido: rimeno
Italian: cinghia f
Kurdish: KUchar|�ا�ش
Russian: �емен� (r'emén�) m
Spanish: correa f
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trans-top|powerful blow
Italian: colpo m
Russian: �да� (udár) m
Spanish: golpe m, golpear
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trans-top|geographical region
Dutch: gordel m
Italian: zona f, regione f
Japanese �帯 (���, chitai), ��� (beruto)
trans-mid
Russian: по�� (pójas) m
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Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To encircle.

#:The small town was belted by cornfields in all directions.

1. transitive To fasten a belt.

#:Edgar belted himself in and turned the car's ignition.
#:The rotund man had difficulting belting his pants, and generally wore suspenders to avoid the issue.

1. transitive 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.

1. transitive To sing in a loud manner.

#:He belted out the national anthem.

1. transitive To drink quickly, often in gulps.

#:He belted down a shot of whisky.

1. context|transitive|slang To hit someone or something.

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

1. intransitive To move very fast

#:He was really belting along.

Synonyms
(to encircle): circle, girdle, surround
(fasten a belt): buckle, fasten, strap in
(hit with a belt): strap, whip
(drink quickly): gulp, pound, slurp
(to hit someone or something): bash, clobber, smack, wallop
(move quickly): book, speed, whiz, zoom

Category:English intransitive verbs
Category:English transitive verbs

Dutch

Verb form
belt

1. third person singular present tense of bellen

Translations
English: rings

Maltese

Etymology
From Arabic

Noun
belt

1. town

Category:Maltese nouns

Old English

Etymology
Common Germanic *baltjaz, whence also Old High German balz, Old Norse belti

Noun
belt

1. belt

Category:Etruscan derivations
Category:Old English nouns

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• 2007-11-17 13:59 - Daniel Polansky - /* Translations */ +Czech

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