belt

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English belt, from Old English belt (“belt, girdle”), from Proto-West Germanic *baltī̆, from Proto-Germanic *baltijaz (“girdle, belt”), from Latin balteus (“belt, sword-belt”), of Etruscan origin. Cognate with Scots belt (“belt”), Dutch belt, German Balz (“belt”), Danish bælte (“belt”), Swedish bälte (“belt, cincture, girdle, zone”) and Icelandic belti (“belt”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛlt/ Rhymes: -ɛlt === Noun === belt (plural belts) (clothing) A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing. A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt. A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power. Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe. A trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial arts. (astronomy) A collection of small bodies (such as asteroids) which orbit a star. (astronomy) One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds. (military, nautical) A band of armor along the sides of a warship, protecting the ship's vital spaces. A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object. A quick drink of liquor. (usually capitalized) A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt). (baseball) The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist. (weaponry) A device that holds and feeds cartridges into a belt-fed weapon. (music) A vocal tone produced by singing with chest voice above the break (or passaggio), in a range typically sung in head voice. (geography, geology) A mostly-continuous, often curvilinear structure expressed on the surface or in the subsurface of a terrestrial planet or other solid planemo, such as a mountain belt, a fold and thrust belt, or an ore belt. ==== Synonyms ==== (band worn around waist): girdle, waistband, sash, strap (band used as safety restraint): restraint, safety belt, seat belt (powerful blow): blow, punch, sock, wallop (quick drink of liquor): dram, nip ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === belt (third-person singular simple present belts, present participle belting, simple past and past participle belted) (transitive) To fasten a belt on; to encircle with a belt. (transitive) To encircle; to surround. (transitive) To invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood. (transitive) To hit with a belt. (transitive, colloquial) To hit someone or something, especially forcefully; to bash. (transitive, baseball) To hit a pitched ball a long distance, usually for a home run. (transitive, informal, normally belt out) To scream or sing in a loud, strong manner. (transitive) To drink quickly, often in gulps. (intransitive) To move, run, drive, etc., very fast. ==== Synonyms ==== (to fasten a belt): buckle, fasten, strap (to encircle): circle, girdle, surround (to hit with a belt): strap, whip (to drink quickly): gulp, pound, slurp (to hit someone or something): bash, clobber, smack, wallop (to move quickly): book, speed, whiz, zoom ==== Derived terms ==== belted l belt down belt out belt up beltloop ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === blet == Afrikaans == === Etymology === Borrowed from English belt. === Pronunciation === === Noun === belt (plural belde) A belt (garment). == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛlt/ Hyphenation: belt Rhymes: -ɛlt === Etymology 1 === A variant of bult. ==== Noun ==== belt m or f (plural belten, diminutive beltje n) (archaic) a heap, hill a dumpsite, notably for waste products ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English belt. ==== Noun ==== belt m (plural belten, diminutive beltje n) (Suriname) (clothing) A belt ===== Synonyms ===== riem, broeksriem, gordel ===== Descendants ===== → Caribbean Javanese: bèlt === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== belt inflection of bellen: second/third-person singular present indicative (archaic) plural imperative == Maltese == === Etymology === From Arabic بَلَد (balad). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛlt/ Rhymes: -ɛlt === Noun === belt f (plural bliet) city, town Synonym: (obsolete) mdina ==== Related terms ==== == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *baltī̆, from Proto-Germanic *baltijaz. Cognate with Old High German balz, Old Norse belti. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /belt/, [beɫt] === Noun === belt m (nominative plural beltas) A belt. ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: belt English: belt (see there for further descendants) Scots: belt