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
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 under one's belt
belt
/ (bɛlt) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of belt
belted, nounWord Origin for belt
Old English, from Latin
balteus
Scientific definitions for under one's belt
belt
[ bĕlt ]
A geographic region that is distinctive in a specific respect.
Idioms and Phrases with under one's belt (1 of 2)
under one's belt
Experienced or achieved, as in Once a medical student has anatomy under her belt, she'll have much less to memorize. This metaphoric expression likens food that has been consumed to an experience that has been digested. [Colloquial; first half of 1800s]
Idioms and Phrases with under one's belt (2 of 2)
belt