belt

[ belt ]
/ bɛlt /

noun

verb (used with object)

Idioms for belt

Origin of belt

before 1000; Middle English; Old English; compare Old High German balz; both < Latin balteus; see balteus

SYNONYMS FOR belt

14 gird (on).
15 flog, lash.

synonym study for belt

3. Belt and zone agree in their original meaning of a girdle or band. Belt is more used in popular or journalistic writing: the corn or wheat belt. Zone tends to be used in technical language: the Torrid Zone; a parcel-post zone.

OTHER WORDS FROM belt

belt·less, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for belt out (1 of 2)

belt out

verb

(tr, adverb) informal to sing loudly or emit (sound, esp pop music) loudly a jukebox belting out the latest hits

British Dictionary definitions for belt out (2 of 2)

belt
/ (bɛlt) /

noun

verb

See also belt out, belt up

Derived forms of belt

belted, noun

Word Origin for belt

Old English, from Latin balteus

Scientific definitions for belt out

belt
[ bĕlt ]

A geographic region that is distinctive in a specific respect.

Idioms and Phrases with belt out (1 of 2)

belt out

1

Knock unconscious; beat up, trounce; murder. For example, The police officer was accused of belting out the teenager before taking him to the station, or The hold-up man belted out the storekeeper and fled with the money. This expression originated in boxing. [Slang; c. 1940]

2

Sing or play music very loudly, as in She belted out the national anthem before every game. [Colloquial; c. 1950]

Idioms and Phrases with belt out (2 of 2)

belt