BELT


Meaning of BELT in English

I. noun

1.

a strip of flexible material worn around the waist

a leather belt

Synonyms: ceinture, cincture, girdle, sash, waistband

Related Word: baldric, cummerbund; band

2.

Synonyms: area 1, region, territory, tract, zone

Related Word: stretch, strip

II. verb

1.

to bind about or around with or as if with a belt

gold lamé belting the gown

Synonyms: band, begird, begirdle, cincture, encincture, engird, engirdle, gird, girdle

Related Word: tie (up); loop; sash; circle, encircle, ring

2.

Synonyms: slam 1, blast, clobber, slug, smash, wallop

III. noun

Synonyms: blow 1, bash, bat, biff, bop, slam, smack, sock, wallop, whop

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