belt

belt¹ W3S2 [belt] n

[: Old English;]

1.) a band of leather, cloth etc that you wear around your waist to hold up your clothes or for decoration

▪ He unbuckled his leather belt.

2.) a large area of land that has particular features or where particular people live

▪ America's farming belt

▪ the green (=countryside) belt BrE

→↑green belt

3.) a circular band of something such as rubber that connects or moves parts of a machine

→↑conveyor belt, ↑fan belt

4.) below the belt informal

unfair or cruel

▪ That was a bit below the belt, Paul.

▪ The comments hit below the belt (=they were unfair or cruel) .

5.) have/get sth under your belt

to have achieved something useful or important

▪ a secretary with several years' experience under her belt

6.) belt and braces

BrE informal a belt and braces way of doing something is one in which you do more than necessary in order to make sure that it succeeds

→↑black belt, ↑garter belt, ↑seat belt, ↑safety belt, ↑suspender belt,tighten your belt at ↑tighten

belt ²

belt² v

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1¦(hit)¦

2¦(go quickly)¦

3¦(fasten)¦

Phrasal verbs

　belt something<=>out

　belt up

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1.) ¦(HIT)¦ [T] informal

to hit someone or something hard

▪ Dan belted the ball towards the goal.

2.) ¦(GO QUICKLY)¦ [I always + adverb/preposition]

BrE spoken to go somewhere very fast

= ↑charge belt down/along etc

▪ We were belting down the motorway at 95 miles per hour.

3.) ¦(FASTEN)¦ [T]

to fasten something with a belt

▪ Maria belted her raincoat firmly.

▪ a dress belted loosely at the waist

belt out [belt sth<=>out] phr v

to sing a song or play an instrument loudly

▪ She was belting out old Broadway favourites.

belt up phr v

1.) spoken used to tell someone rudely to be quiet

2.) informal to fasten your ↑seat belt in a vehicle