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
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, adjectiveWords nearby belt
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
Derived forms of belt
belted, nounWord 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
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]
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