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belted

belt·ed
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bel-tid]
    • /ˈbɛl tɪd/
    • /belt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bel-tid]
    • /ˈbɛl tɪd/

Definitions of belted word

  • adjective belted If someone's jacket or coat, for example, is belted, it has a belt fastened round it. 3
  • adjective belted wearing a belt, esp. as a mark of distinction 3
  • adjective belted furnished with a belt or belts 3
  • adjective belted having or marked by a band or stripe 3
  • adjective belted having or made with a belt: a belted dress. 1
  • adjective belted wearing or girded with a belt, especially as a mark of distinction: the belted lords and emissaries. 1

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Origin of belted

First appearance:

before 1475
One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1475-85; belt + -ed3

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Belted

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

belted popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

belted usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for belted

adj belted

  • bounded — (of a set) having a bound, esp where a measure is defined in terms of which all the elements of the set, or the differences between all pairs of members, are less than some value, or else all its members lie within some other well-defined set
  • flanked — the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
  • girdled — a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
  • limitary — of, relating to, or serving as a limit.

verb belted

  • bammed — Simple past tense and past participle of bam.
  • chugalugged — Simple past tense and past participle of chugalug.
  • clobbered — to paint over existing decoration on (a ceramic piece).
  • drank — a simple past tense and past participle of drink.
  • engirdled — Simple past tense and past participle of engirdle.

noun belted

  • batted — Sports. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis. a whip used by a jockey. the act of using a club or racket in a game. the right or turn to use a club or racket.
  • circled — Simple past tense and past participle of circle.
  • cuffed — a blow with the fist or the open hand; buffet.
  • knouted — Simple past tense and past participle of knout.
  • lolloped — Simple past tense and past participle of lollop.

adjective belted

  • walled — of or relating to a wall: wall space.

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