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- [belt]
- /bɛlt/
- /belt/
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- [belt]
- /bɛlt/
Definitions of belt word
- countable noun belt A belt is a strip of leather or cloth that you fasten round your waist. 3
- countable noun belt A belt in a machine is a circular strip of rubber that is used to drive moving parts or to move objects along. 3
- countable noun belt A belt of land or sea is a long, narrow area of it that has some special feature. 3
- verb belt If someone belts you, they hit you very hard. 3
- verb belt Belt is also a noun. 3
- verb belt If you belt somewhere, you move or travel there very fast. 3
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Origin of belt
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English; compare Old High German balz; both < Latin balteus; see balteus
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Belt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
belt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
belt usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for belt
verb belt
- smash — to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound, as by striking, letting fall, or dashing against something; shatter: He smashed the vase against the wall.
- bat — A bat is a specially shaped piece of wood that is used for hitting the ball in baseball, softball, cricket, rounders, or table tennis.
- sock — a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle.
- clobber — You can refer to someone's possessions, especially their clothes, as their clobber.
- smack — Arthur, 1863–1935, British statesman and labor leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1934.
Antonyms for belt
verb belt
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- pat — to strike lightly or gently with something flat, as with a paddle or the palm of the hand, usually in order to flatten, smooth, or shape: to pat dough into flat pastry forms.
- tap — Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol
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