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31belt — I n. band 1) to buckle, fasten one s belt 2) (also fig.) to tighten one s belt 3) to loosen; undo one s belt 4) a life; money; safety, seat, shoulder belt 5) a cartridge; Sam Browne belt 6) a garter (AE), suspender (BE) belt 7) a chastity belt 8) …
32belt — [[t]be̱lt[/t]] ♦♦♦ belts, belting, belted 1) N COUNT A belt is a strip of leather or cloth that you fasten round your waist. → See also , seat belt He wore a belt with a large brass buckle. 2) N COUNT A belt in a machine is a circular strip of… …
33belt — I UK [belt] / US noun [countable] Word forms belt : singular belt plural belts ** 1) a) a narrow piece of leather, cloth etc that you wear around your waist, for example to keep your clothes in place or for decoration a leather/plastic belt put… …
34belt — belt1 [ belt ] noun count ** 1. ) a narrow piece of leather, cloth, etc. that you wear around your waist, for example to keep your clothes in place or for decoration: a leather/plastic belt put on/fasten a belt a ) in some types of MARTIAL ART… …
35belt — /bɛlt / (say belt) noun 1. a band of flexible material, as leather, worn around the waist to support clothing, for decoration, etc. 2. Sport such a band as a token of honour or achievement. 3. Surf Lifesaving a wide canvas belt which is worn by… …
36belt — 1 /belt/ noun (C) 1 CLOTHES a band of leather, cloth etc that you wear around your waist 2 AREA a large area of land that has particular characteristics: America s farming belt | the commuter belt see also: green belt 3 MACHINE PART a circular… …
37belt — n. & v. n. 1 a strip of leather or other material worn round the waist or across the chest, esp. to retain or support clothes or to carry weapons or as a safety belt. 2 a belt worn as a sign of rank or achievement. 3 a a circular band of material …
38belt — {{11}}belt (n.) O.E. belt belt, girdle, from P.Gmc. *baltjaz (Cf. O.H.G. balz, O.N. balti, Swed. bälte), an early Germanic borrowing from Latin, from L. balteus girdle, sword belt, said by Varro to be an Etruscan word. As a mark of rank or… …
39belt — 1. n. a blow with the fist or hand. □ Quiet or I’ll give you a belt in the chops. □ I got a belt in the gut for my trouble. 2. tv. to strike someone. □ Quiet or I’ll belt you one! □ …
40belt — noun 1》 a strip of leather or other material worn round the waist to support or hold in clothes or to carry weapons. ↘a belt worn as a sign of rank or achievement, as in judo, karate, or similar sports. ↘(the belt) the punishment of being …
