He Continued to Tighten the Belt Around Her Waist
belt
(bĕlt)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 continuous band or chain for transferring motion or power or conveying materials from one wheel or shaft to another.
5. A band of tough reinforcing material beneath the tread of a tire.
6. A usually bandlike geographic region that is distinctive in a specific respect. Often used in combination: "This is America's rural poverty belt" (Charles Kuralt).
7. A powerful blow; a wallop.
8. A drink of hard liquor.
tr.v. belt·ed, belt·ing, belts
1. To equip, hold up, or attach with a belt: belted my trousers; belted the sword to her waist.
2. To encircle or mark in the manner of a belt: The equator belts the earth.
3. To beat with a belt or strap.
4. To strike forcefully; hit.
5. To sing in a loud and forceful manner: belt out a song.
6. To swig (an alcoholic beverage).
below the belt
Not according to the rules; unfairly.
tighten (one's) belt
To begin to exercise thrift and frugality.
under (one's) belt
In one's possession or experience: "By his mid-teens, Liszt had three years of intensive concertizing under his belt" (Musical Heritage Review).
[Middle English, from Old English, from Germanic *
baltijaz, from Latin
balteus, belt, baldric, possibly of Etruscan origin.]
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belt
(bɛlt)n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a band of cloth, leather, etc, worn, usually around the waist, to support clothing, carry tools, weapons, or ammunition, or as decoration
2. a narrow band, circle, or stripe, as of colour
3. an area, esp an elongated one, where a specific thing or specific conditions are found; zone: the town belt; a belt of high pressure.
4. a belt worn as a symbol of rank (as by a knight or an earl), or awarded as a prize (as in boxing or wrestling), or to mark particular expertise (as in judo or karate)
5. (Automotive Engineering) See seatbelt
6. (Mechanical Engineering) a band of flexible material between rotating shafts or pulleys to transfer motion or transmit goods: a fan belt; a conveyer belt.
7. (Mechanical Engineering) a beltcourse. See cordon4
8. informal a sharp blow, as with a bat or the fist
9. (Boxing) boxing below the waist, esp in the groin
10. informal in an unscrupulous or cowardly way
11. tighten one's belt to take measures to reduce expenditure
12. under one's belt
a. (of food or drink) in one's stomach
b. in one's possession
c. as part of one's experience: he had a linguistics degree under his belt.
vb
13. (tr) to fasten or attach with or as if with a belt
14. (tr) to hit with a belt
15. (tr) slang to give a sharp blow; punch
16. slang (often foll by: along) to move very fast, esp in a car: belting down the motorway.
17. (tr) rare to mark with belts, as of colour
18. (tr) rare to encircle; surround
[Old English, from Latin balteus]
ˈbelted n
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belt
(bɛlt)n.
1. a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
2. any encircling or transverse band, strip, or stripe.
3. an often extended region having distinctive properties or characteristics: a belt of cotton plantations.
4. an endless flexible band passing about two or more pulleys, used to transmit motion or to convey materials and objects.
5. a road, railroad, or the like encircling an urban center to handle peripheral traffic.
6. Slang.
a. a hard blow; punch.
b. a swallow of liquor.
7. to gird or furnish with a belt.
8. to mark as if with a belt or band.
9. to fasten on by means of a belt.
10. to thrash with or as if with a belt.
11. to sing (a song) loudly and energetically.
12. Slang.
a. to swallow (a drink of liquor).
b. to hit; strike.
1. below the belt, unfair or unfairly.
2. under one's belt,
a. in one's stomach, as food or drink.
b. as part of one's background: Get some experience under your belt.
[before 1000; Middle English; Old English; compare Old High German balz; both ultimately < Latin balteus]
belt′less, adj.
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Belt
a continuous series of objects, usually encircling something; also a broad strip of any kind usually bordering something.Examples: belt of lechery, 1483; of mirrors, 1857; of paternosters or "Our Fathers," 1844; of trees.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
belt
Past participle: belted
Gerund: belting
| Imperative |
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| belt |
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
belt
Color of belts show proficiency of contestants.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
| Noun | 1. |  belt - endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleysband - a driving belt in machinery belting - the material of which belts are made conveyer belt, conveyor belt, conveyor, conveyer, transporter - a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory) driving belt - a belt that carries motion from a motor to the machinery fan belt - a belt driven by the crankshaft that drives a fan that pulls air through the radiator caterpillar track, caterpillar tread, track - an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground loop - anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself) |
| 2. |  belt - a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)accessory, accouterment, accoutrement - clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing baldric, baldrick - a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip belt buckle - the buckle used to fasten a belt belting - the material of which belts are made cartridge belt - a broad belt with loops or pockets for holding ammunition holster - a belt with loops or slots for carrying small hand tools money belt - belt with a concealed section for holding money life belt, safety belt, safety harness - belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt Sam Browne belt - leather belt supported by a strap over the right shoulder | |
| 3. |  belt - an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found; "a belt of high pressure"asteroid belt - the region of interplanetary space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found greenbelt, greenway - a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city region, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space" | |
| 4. |  belt - a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"bang, bash, smash, knock blow, bump - an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle" | |
| 5. |  belt - a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)swath track, path, course - a line or route along which something travels or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river" | |
| 6. |  belt - ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gunbelt ammunition, belted ammunition ammo, ammunition - projectiles to be fired from a gun | |
| 7. |  belt - the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"whang, whack, knock, rap blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head" | |
| Verb | 1. |  belt - sing loudly and forcefullybelt out sing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well" |
| 2. |  belt - deliver a blow to; "He belted his opponent"hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face" | |
| 3. |  belt - fasten with a belt; "belt your trousers"fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" unbelt - undo the belt of; "unbelt your trousers" |
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belt
noun
3. (Geography) zone, area, region, section, sector, district, stretch, strip, layer, patch, portion, tract a belt of trees
verb
1. (Informal) strike, beat, punch, deck (slang), bang, bash (informal), sock (slang), smack, thump, clout (informal), whack, thud, clobber (slang), wallop (informal), thwack, lay one on (slang) Is it true that she belted old George in the stomach?
2. rush, run, race, fly, speed, spring, tear, bound, dash, hurry, barrel (along) (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), sprint, bolt, dart, hasten We belted down street to where the motor was.
below the belt (Informal) unfair, foul, crooked (informal), cowardly, sly, fraudulent, unjust, dishonest, deceptive, unscrupulous, devious, unethical, sneaky, furtive, deceitful, surreptitious, dishonourable, unsporting, unsportsmanlike, underhanded, not playing the game (informal) Do you think it's a bit below the belt, what they're doing?
belt something out (Informal) blast out, scream, boom out, sing out loud belting out Sinatra and Beatles hits
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
belt
noun1. A part of the earth's surface:
2. Slang. A sudden sharp, powerful stroke:
bang, blow, clout, crack, hit, lick, pound, slug, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop.
3. Slang. An act of drinking or the amount swallowed:
1. To encircle with or as if with a band:
2. Slang. To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply:
bash, catch, clout, hit, knock, pop, slam, slog, slug, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop.
Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone.
3. Slang. To take into the mouth and swallow (a liquid):
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Translations
حزام حِزامحِزَامسـيْـر ، قِشاط نِطاق، مِنْطَقَه
opasek pás pásek připnout opaskem řemen
bælte drivrem livrem spænde
zono
vöö
vyö
pojas remen udar opasač pas
felövez hajtószíj öv
belti -belti, -svæîi drifreim flengja gyrîa, festa meî belti
ベルト
허리띠
balteus
diržas dirželis juosta prilupti sujuostas diržu
apjozt josla josta lente pērt
uviazať opaskom zbiť remeňom
pas
bälte gördel skärp
เข็มขัด
thắt lưng
belt
[belt]
A. N
2. (Tech) (= conveyor belt etc) → correa f, cinta f
B. VT (= thrash) → zurrar (con correa)
he belted me one (= slap) → me dio una torta; (= punch) → me dio un mamporro
belt along VI + ADV → ir como una bala
belt down VT + ADV (US) [+ drink] → cepillarse
belt out
belt up VI + ADV
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
belt
[ˈbɛlt]
n
[trousers, coat] → ceinture f
to tighten one's belt (= make economies) → se serrer la ceinture
to have sth under one's belt (= to one's credit) → avoir qch à son actif
that was below the belt! (= unfair) → quel coup bas!
see also below-the-belt
vi (British) (= run) → filer (à toutes jambes)
belt along
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
belt
vt
(Sch etc: = thrash) → (mit dem Lederriemen) schlagen
vi (inf: = rush) → rasen (inf); to belt out → hinaus-/herausrasen (inf); to belt across → hinüber-/herüberrasen (inf); we were really belting along → wir sind wirklich gerast (inf); he belted off down the street → er raste davon die Straße hinunter (inf); this novel really belts along → dieser Roman ist wirklich tempogeladen (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
belt
(belt) noun1. a long (narrow) piece of leather, cloth etc worn round the waist. a trouser-belt; He tightened his belt. belt, gordel حِزام колан cinto pás(ek), řemen der Gürtel bælte; livrem ζώνη cinturón rihm, vöö کمربند vyö ceinture חגורה बेल्ट remen öv ikat pinggang belti cintura ベルト 혁대 diržas josta; siksna tali pinggang riem belte, livreim pasek کمر بند، ملاوستنی cinto curea пояс, ремень opasok, remeň pas kaiš bälte, skärp, svångrem เข็มขัด kemer, kayış 腰帶 пасок; пояс پیٹی ، کمر بند dây thắng lưng 腰带
2. a similar object used to set wheels in motion. the belt of a vacuum-cleaner. band, belt سـيْـر ، قِشاط (المحرك) ремък correia řemen der (Treib-)Riemen drivrem ιμάντας correa rihm تسمه hihna courroie רצועה पट्टा remenica (hajtó)szíj ban, tali drifreim cinghia ベルト (기계 따위의) 벨트 장치 dirželis siksna; lente tali sawat drijfriem reim, belte pas تسمه correia curea приводной ремень remeň jermen remen drivrem สายพาน kayış, döner kayış 傳動帶 привідний пас گاڑی کے انجن کی بیلٹ dây curoa 皮带
3. a zone of country etc. a belt of trees; an industrial belt. strook, streek نِطاق، مِنْطَقَه пояс cinturão zóna, oblast, pás das Gebiet bælte περιοχή, ζώνη faja; cinturón vöönd ناحیه alue zone אזור, איזור पट्टी pojas zemlje övezet zona, daerah -belti, –svæði zona 地帯 (좁고 긴) 지대 juosta josla; zona kawasan zone belte, sone strefa ناحیه cintura zonă зона pás, zóna pas pojas bälte อาณาบริเวณ bölge, kuşak 地帶 смуга, зона قطعہ، خطہ vành đai 地带
verb1. to fasten with a belt. He belted his trousers on. omgord يَحْزِمُ، يَرْبِطُ بِحِزام опасвам apertar připnout opaskem umgürten spænde δένω με ζώνη ponerse el cinturón vöötama با تسمه یا نوار محکم کردن vyöttää ceinturer לַחֲגוֹר कमर कसना učvrstiti remenom (fel)övez menyabuki gyrða, festa með belti allacciare con una cintura ベルトで締める 벨트를 메다 susijuosti apjozt; sajozt memasang tali pinggang met een riem vastmaken spenne på, feste med belte zapiąć pasem د تسمه سره تړل apertar a strânge cu cureaua подпоясывать uviazať opaskom opasati pričvrstiti kaišem förse (fästa) med bälte, spänna คาดเข็มขัด kemerle bağlamak 用腰帶繫住 підперезати(ся) پیٹی سے باندھنا đeo thắt lưng 系腰带
2. to strike (with or without a belt). He belted the disobedient dog. gestreep, geslaan يَجْلِدُ (بالسَّوْط) бия bater spráskat (opaskem) prügeln slå med bælte δέρνω dar una paliza lööma زدن iskeä donner une râclée לְהַכּוֹת काबू में करना udarati szíjjal elver memukul flengja (með belti) picchiare con una cinghia 打つ 호되게 때리다 prilupti pērt (ar siksnu) menyebat ranselen denge, slå med belte uderzyć pasem وهل، تړل bater a lovi (cu cureaua) пороть zbiť remeňom namlatiti udariti prygla ฟาด; โบย kayışla dövmek 用皮帶打 сікти پیٹی سے مارنا quật bằng dây lưng 用皮带打
ˈbelted adjectivegordelagtige, beltagtige مَحْزوم запасан com cinto opásaný mit einem Gürtel med bælte δεμένος με ζώνη atado con cinturón vöötatud دارای کمربند vyötetty ceinturé חגור पेटी पहने हुए, पेटीधारी zavezan, učvršćen remenom öves bersabuk með belti cinto ベルトをつけた 벨트를 단 sujuostas diržu apjozts bertali pinggang met een riem med belte; dekorert med belte/bånd zapięty na pasek د کمر بند خاوند cintado cu curea опоясанный opásaný opasan opasan försedd med bälte, [fast]spänd ซึ่งคาดเข็มขัด kemerli, kuşaklı 有腰帶的 підперезаний; такий, що має пасовий привід پیٹی سے بندھا ہوا bao quanh 束了腰带的
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belt
→ حِزَام opasek bælte Gürtel ζώνη cinturón vyö ceinture pojas cinta ベルト 허리띠 riem belte pasek cinto ремень skärp เข็มขัด kemer thắt lưng 带子Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
belt
n. cinturón, cinto;
fasten your ___ → abrocharse el ___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
belt
n cinturón m, cinto; seat o safety — cinturón m de seguridad, cinturón (fam)
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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