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- Dictionarybelt/bɛlt/
noun
- 1. a strip of leather or other material worn, typically round the waist, to support or hold in clothes or to carry weapons: "he tightened his leather belt an extra notch" Similar
- 2. a continuous band of material used in machinery for transferring motion from one wheel to another: "a great wheel driven by a leather belt" Similar
verb
- 1. fasten with a belt: "she belted her raincoat firmly" Similar
- 2. hit (someone or something) hard: "she belted him over the head with her racquet"
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an area, usually just outside a city, where a particular group of people live, such as the commuter belt and the stockbroker belt, or an area that is known for a particular characteristic, such as the cotton belt (= an area where cotton is grown)
noun. a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist. any encircling or transverse band, strip, or stripe. an elongated region having distinctive properties or characteristics: a belt of cotton plantations.
The meaning of BELT is a strip of flexible material worn especially around the waist as an item of clothing or a means of carrying something (such as tools). How to use belt in a sentence.
BELT meaning: 1. a strip of leather or material worn around the waist to support clothes or for decoration: 2. a…. Learn more.
n. 1. a. A flexible band, as of leather or cloth, worn around the waist or over a shoulder to hold up clothing, secure tools or weapons, or serve as decoration. b. Something resembling a belt, as a number of machine-gun rounds attached together in a strip. 2. An encircling route. 3. A seat belt or safety belt. 4.
A belt is a strip of leather or cloth that you fasten round your waist. He wore a belt with a large brass buckle. Synonyms: waistband, band, strap, sash More Synonyms of belt. 2. See also safety belt, seat belt. 3.countable noun. A belt in a machine is a circular strip of rubber that is used to drive moving parts or to move objects along.
Definition of belt noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. belt. noun. /belt/ Idioms. a long narrow piece of leather, cloth, etc. that you wear around the middle part of your body. to do up/fasten/tighten a belt. a belt buckle. a studded leather belt. Around his waist he wore a belt.