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 tighten one's belt
belt
/ (bɛlt) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of belt
belted, nounWord Origin for belt
Old English, from Latin
balteus
Scientific definitions for tighten one's belt
belt
[ bĕlt ]
A geographic region that is distinctive in a specific respect.
Idioms and Phrases with tighten one's belt (1 of 2)
tighten one's belt
Spend less, be more frugal, as in Business has been bad, so we'll have to tighten our belts. This metaphoric term alludes to pulling in one's belt after losing weight from not having enough to eat. [First half of 1900s]
Idioms and Phrases with tighten one's belt (2 of 2)
belt