Belt - Definition
belt
n 1: endless loop of flexible material between two rotating
shafts or pulleys
2: a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the
waist)
3: an elongated region where a specific condition or
characteristic is found; "a belt of high pressure"
4: a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a
bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" [syn:
knock, bash, bang, smash, belt]
5: a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing) [syn:
swath, belt]
6: ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible
linked strips for use in a machine gun [syn: belt, belt
ammunition, belted ammunition]
7: the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"
[syn: knock, belt, rap, whack, whang]
v 1: sing loudly and forcefully [syn: belt out, belt]
2: deliver a blow to; "He belted his opponent"
3: fasten with a belt; "belt your trousers" [ant: unbelt]