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tighten one's belt

belt
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [belt]
    • /ˈtaɪt n wʌnz bɛlt/
    • /ˈtaɪ.tən wʌnz belt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [belt]
    • /ˈtaɪt n wʌnz bɛlt/

Definitions of tighten one's belt words

  • noun tighten one's belt a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist. 1
  • noun tighten one's belt any encircling or transverse band, strip, or stripe. 1
  • noun tighten one's belt an elongated region having distinctive properties or characteristics: a belt of cotton plantations. 1
  • noun tighten one's belt Machinery. an endless flexible band passing about two or more pulleys, used to transmit motion from one pulley to the other or others or to convey materials and objects. 1
  • noun tighten one's belt Military. a cloth strip with loops or a series of metal links with grips, for holding cartridges fed into an automatic gun. a band of leather or webbing, worn around the waist and used as a support for weapons, ammunition, etc. 1
  • noun tighten one's belt a series of armor plates forming part of the hull of a warship. 1
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Origin of tighten one's 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

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Parts of speech for Tighten one's belt

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Tighten one's belt

tighten one's 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".

Synonyms for tighten one's belt

verb tighten one's belt

  • cut corners — to do something in the easiest and shortest way, esp at the expense of high standards
  • economize — to practice economy; avoid waste or extravagance.
  • make ends meet — the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope.
  • economise — to practice economy; avoid waste or extravagance.
All 4 Synonyms of tighten one's belt

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