n. 25B6; noun
the belt of her coat : GIRDLE, sash, strap, cummerbund, band; poetic/literary cincture; historical baldric.
farmers in the cotton belt : REGION, area, district, zone, sector, territory; tract, strip, stretch.
(informal) a belt across the face : BLOW, punch, smack, crack, slap, bang, thump, knock, box; informal clout, bash, clip, biff, whack, thwack, wallop, sock, swipe; Brit. informal slosh; N. Amer. informal boff, bust, slug, whale; archaic smite.
25B6; verb
she belted the children in : FASTEN, tie, bind; poetic/literary gird.
(informal) a guy belted him in the face : HIT, strike, smack, slap, bang, beat, punch, thump, welt; informal clout, bash, biff, whack, thwack, wallop, sock, slog, clobber, bop, lam, larrup; N. Amer. informal boff, bust, slug, whale; archaic smite.
(informal) he belted down the hill. : See speed verb sense 1.
25A0; below the belt UNFAIR, unjust, unacceptable, inequitable; unethical, unprincipled, immoral, unscrupulous, unsporting, sneaky, dishonourable, dishonest, underhand; informal low-down, dirty; Brit. informal out of order, off, a bit thick, not cricket.
25A0; belt up (informal) BE QUIET, quieten down, be silent, fall silent, hush, stop talking, hold your tongue; informal shut up, shut your face/mouth/trap, button your lip, pipe down, cut the cackle, put a sock in it; Brit. informal shut your gob, wrap up; N. Amer. informal save it.