noun
- Endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys.
- A band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist. )
- An elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found.
- usage: "a belt of high pressure"
- A vigorous blow.
- usage: "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
- A path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing.
- synonyms: swath
- Ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun.
- synonyms: belt ammunition, belted ammunition
- The act of hitting vigorously.
- usage: "he gave the table a whack"
verb
- Sing loudly and forcefully.
- synonyms: belt out
- Deliver a blow to.
- usage: "He belted his opponent"
- Fasten with a belt.
- usage: "belt your trousers"
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