I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
belt loop (= a loop of material for holding a belt on trousers etc )
black belt
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Sandy’s a black belt in judo.
commuter belt
conveyor belt
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We lifted our baggage from the conveyor belt.
fan belt
garter belt
green belt
life belt
money belt
safety belt
seat belt
suspender belt
wear a seat belt (= have it around yourself )
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
black
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Even the hipsters - a purple and blue check, with a wide black plastic belt - had been preserved.
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The general then went on to learn Shotokan karate and gained a black belt in the art.
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Taking any test requires commitment; the black belt test takes the most commitment of all.
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She had successfully gained her own black belt four years previously.
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Taekwondo black belt: the gold bars distinguish rank.
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Mr Iqbal, 37, was a black belt judo expert but he was no match for Vernage's knife.
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As soon as she winds her black belt around her waist, however, her personality undergoes a remarkable change.
green
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In the meantime proposals have been submitted for private-sector mini New Towns in the green belt around London and beyond.
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The green belt policy commands even wider support today than it did in the 1950s.
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In terms of the aims set out in 1955, it can be said that green belt policies have been fairly successful.
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The population growth study took into account both accessibility and the impact of planning policies, including constraints such as green belts .
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In response to such criticisms, many feel that a more flexible approach to green belts is required.
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It would affect the character of the green belt .
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But I regret that nowhere has any formal green belt as yet been proposed.
white
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The second-years wear blue dresses and white belts .
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Hard slides from guys in plaid pants, white belts and knit shirts the color of baby cheeks.
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You will have to wear an identifying red or white belt either in place of your normal grade belt or in addition to it.
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Once the preserve of the white Bible belt , today's country speaks to rap-weary black audiences.
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She was wearing a white dress with big navy-blue spots and a tight white belt .
wide
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Even the hipsters - a purple and blue check, with a wide black plastic belt - had been preserved.
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Today Astrid wore a white satiny dress with a wide gold cinch belt .
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This wide coastal belt is a generally flat plain, only partially wooded, containing little building stone.
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I clicked the lever over to anchor the shoulder straps to the wide lap belt .
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It has a shawl collar, wide belt and cuffed hemline.
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She had tinted blond hair, large glasses, a blue dress cinched at the waist by a wide glossy belt .
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The wide belt of dune-land with its hummocks and scrubby grass growing out of the sand was deserted at that hour.
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A wide belt publicizes a big gut, so keep that it mind.
■ NOUN
asteroid
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We do it now on a small scale to bring the rocks into Earth orbit from the asteroid belt .
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All but one of these orbit in the asteroid belt , safely beyond the orbit of Mars.
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Most meteorites are thought to come from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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For operations in the region of space from Earth out to the asteroid belt , we need only extract water.
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Closed in on herself, Jezrael felt only apathy during the flight to Spiderglass guard-school, hidden out in the asteroid belt .
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The asteroid belt is broadly zoned into bands of different classes of asteroids.
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Their utility in servicing traffic from Earth to the asteroid belt is, however, dubious.
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But some, including Eros, wander out of the asteroid belt and into the inner solar system during each orbit.
buckle
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And the belt buckle for every word wrong.
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Top competitors will gallop away with gleaming belt buckles and up to $ 2, 500 in prize money.
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Even the car keys or a belt buckle may upset things if placed too close.
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My belt buckle was covered with green tape.
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His belt buckle was digging into the soft skin of her stomach and she moved agitatedly, unconsciously provocative.
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He wears Route 66 suspenders and a big Route 66 belt buckle .
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Done with a belt buckle mostly.
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His thumb rubbed sensuously along the swollen lower lip while his other hand undid his belt buckle .
commuter
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But of course they did not circulate beyond the commuter belt , so they failed to qualify as nationals on that ground.
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Then another train towards the Kent commuter belt , and Dartford.
conveyor
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It was a happy debut for the latest model to drop off the fast-bowling conveyor belt .
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Between each row of operators, a conveyor belt delivers brightly colored trays of material to each work station.
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The machine works by shining a light on subjects placed on its conveyor belt and the area of the shadow is measured.
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Hess then proceeded to describe the ocean floor as if it were a collection of giant conveyor belts .
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A conveyor belt brings you the latest catch, which you then gut, clean and pack for freezing.
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Sharks of modern type replace their worn teeth with new ones by a sort of conveyor belt system.
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On to one conveyor belt go cans and plastic bottles.
fan
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And at precisely twelve o'clock the fan belt broke.
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My car threw a fan belt at a gas station a few weeks ago.
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Each is driven by an electric fan belt .
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Nuts, bolts, a broken fan belt dropped from the engine.
garter
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She'd stripped to her stockings and garter belt , and carried a high stool centre stage.
leather
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He was removing his thick leather belt with one hand and struggling with one of her buttons.
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The two sets of pulleys were tied together by a single, long leather belt .
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Inside were a dozen or so leather belts , each with small loops attached.
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It was the practice to walk out of a Sunday with the braided leather belt showing just below your waistcoat.
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A king's ransom in a leather belt .
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She always had on a brown cotton smock which was pinched in around the waist with a wide leather belt .
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He had heavy army trousers held up with a huge leather belt and a thick army shirt.
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She defined the waist with a wide black leather belt , studded with silver.
loop
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Jimmy went back to his conversation with the tattooed man, his thumb now resting casually in Sean's belt loop .
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He had a wrench hanging from his belt loop .
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B Fashionable trousers with inverted front pleats, belt loops and turn-ups.
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They also pack away neatly into their own back pocket, with a small belt loop attached - a nice touch.
money
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His envelope and money belt are with the runner who got away.
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Then he loosens Dixie's money belt .
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Further down, he found a heavy money belt .
mountain
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Such mountain belts develop when the oceanic lithosphere originally lying between two continents is eventually consumed.
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As the microcontinents collided, they piled up the sedimentary rock along their shores into mountain belts .
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Where two continents collide neither experiences significant subduction but some crustal thickening occurs and a mountain belt is formed.
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These mountain belts are known as the mid-ocean ridges.
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The proto-Pangaean continents left a record of their existence in the mountain belts built by their collisions.
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Where they scrape against one another, earthquakes, volcanoes, mountain belts and all manner of geological phenomena arise.
safety
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The plaintiff scaffolder was injured when he fell and was not wearing a safety belt .
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I release my safety belt to hold you, dangerous ground, ground where my feet have wings of flame.
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When the accident occurred he was not wearing a safety belt .
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I always buckled my safety belt and drove below the speed limit, stopping for school buses, pulling over for sirens.
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The gunman managed to unbuckle his safety belt and struggled to push open the passenger door.
seat
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His injuries were worse than they would have been if he had been wearing a seat belt .
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Eventually the captain turned off the seat belt sign.
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He and Massingham unclasped their seat belts and clambered to earth.
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Blomquist also considered the possibility that the driver finds use of the seat belt disagreeable.
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In a month-long seat belt campaign during 1992, this group received special mention and considerable media attention.
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Heavier passengers will cause greater injury to others in an accident if they are not wearing a seat belt .
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Another survivor of seat belt neglect.
suspender
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The suspender belt was tight around her waist.
sword
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It could be worn with the sword belt on the outside; and the either the forage or the field headgear.
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He purchased a ceremonial naval uniform, complete with sword belt , sword, and Colt. 45 pistol.
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He unbuckled his sword belt , then unlaced his jerkin and began to slip it over his head.
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He tossed his sword belt to Yuan and walked out into the companionway.
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Pattern for the side vents of the 1895 coat, which unbuttoned to allow use of the sword belt .
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He had left his sword belt and dagger in the tavern.
■ VERB
attach
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Its president had a bleeper attached to her belt .
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Underneath, attached to his plaid belt , was a small tape recorder.
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All the adjustable wrenches and keys he was likely to need were already attached to the belt of his suit.
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Can you be electrocuted when miso soup oozes into a pager attached to your belt ?
fasten
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Slipping the garment over her naked shoulders, she pulled it around herself and fastened the belt .
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But despite their different backgrounds, all the men meticulously fasten their seat belts before each journey.
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Then, very slowly, Mr Evans fastened his belt round his trousers ... He prayed for Nick that night.
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Newman boarded the aircraft for Brussels at London Airport, fastened his seat belt .
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Turns out that as a state we smoke less, fasten seat belts more and are actually thinner.
hang
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He swung himself astride the dragon awkwardly, because Rincewind was hanging on to his belt .
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He had a wrench hanging from his belt loop.
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Everything imaginable seemed to be hanging from his belt .
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His belly hangs over his belt .
hit
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Me dad had hit us with a belt , that's why I ended up in a home.
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Whichever camp you are in, the same celestial advice will apply - hit below the belt .
tighten
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The harsh years of the Depression were causing everyone to tighten their belts .
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Others will tighten their belts , downscale their programs, sell more t-shirts and look for local sources of revenue.
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Fasten the buckle and tighten the hip belt , then adjust the shoulder slings and lift-straps so that the load is comfortable.
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Let them tighten their belts like we have to.
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Buckingham Palace said Di wanted to tighten her belt along with everyone else.
use
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In theory children over the age of 12 months could just use an adult seat belt .
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Some foreign automakers also use the looser belts .
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I wish to heavens I was still allowed to use the birch and belt as I did in the good old days!
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The basic idea was that using the seat belt takes time, to which the driver attaches a value.
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Three: portly old men should use belt and braces, in case their trousers burst open; the belt hides the disaster.
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She has used a belt to do it.
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Children who are 4 or over should use an adult seat belt if available.
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It was easy to handle and fired 7. 62 ammo and had the capability of using a belt of ammo.
wear
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At the time of the accident the plaintiff was not wearing a seat belt .
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And, she does not force her children to wear seat belts .
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His injuries were worse than they would have been if he had been wearing a seat belt .
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The plaintiff scaffolder was injured when he fell and was not wearing a safety belt .
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Probably that is why these earliest youths wear a belt .
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The plaintiff would have suffered the injuries even if he had been wearing a belt .
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Despite the fact he was wearing his seat belt he was hurled forward.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
tighten your belt
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Colleges have tightened their belts and are giving fewer scholarships than before.
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Governments and companies are forced to tighten their belts during a recession.
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Most people have to tighten their belts a little when they retire.
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Let them tighten their belts like we have to.
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Others will tighten their belts, downscale their programs, sell more t-shirts and look for local sources of revenue.
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The harsh years of the Depression were causing everyone to tighten their belts.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The pump belt was loose.
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the sun belt states
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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B Fashionable trousers with inverted front pleats, belt loops and turn-ups.
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Grover loosened his belt a notch.
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He took his belt off and started whacking Chrissie with it.
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Instead, students who arrive on campus with some community college credits under their belt can graduate early.
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She rummaged around, hoping for inspiration, discarding brooches and beads and belts.
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The belt , like my bearskin necklace which I am wearing somewhat uncomfortably under my shirt, has spiritual value.
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The older men put up their swords and unbuckled their belts, preparing for action.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Maggie just turned around and belted him.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It is happy pottering through Sloane Square or belting around Silverstone.
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She'd kill him if he disobeyed and Nev's dad had threatened to belt him, if he went.