1. A band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)
   "He tightened his belt after losing weight"
    
2. Endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
   "The machine's belt drove the conveyor system"
    
3. An elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found
   "a belt of high pressure"
    
4. A broad area or strip of something
   "The hurricane left a belt of destruction"; "A belt of forest was cleared for the new highway";
   - swath, swathe
    
5. Ammunition (usually of small calibre) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun
   "The soldiers loaded belt ammunition into the machine gun";
   - belt ammunition, belted ammunition
    
6. [informal] The act of hitting vigorously
   "he gave the table a belt";
   - knock, rap, whack [informal], whang [informal]
    
7. [informal] A vigorous blow
   "the sudden belt floored him";
   - knock, bash [informal], bang, smash, sock [informal]

1. Fasten with a belt
   "belt your trousers"
    
2. [informal] Hit hard
   "The teacher beltd the boy";
   - sock [informal], bop [informal], whop [informal], whap [N. Amer, informal], bonk [informal], bash [informal], clonk [informal], boink [N. Amer, informal], whack [informal], wham [informal], wallop [informal], lamp [UK, informal], clock [UK, informal]
    
3. Sing loudly and forcefully
   "The singer belted out the chorus";
   - belt out [informal]
    
4. [informal] Move or travel very quickly
   "He belted along down the hall to receive his guests";
   - rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie [archaic], speed, race, pelt along [informal], rush along, bucket along [informal], belt along [informal], step on it [informal], travel rapidly, hurry, zip [informal], zoom, zoom along [informal], whizz [informal], whizz along [informal], bucket [informal], barrel [informal], rocket [informal], wing [informal], pelt [informal]

Derived forms: belts, belting, belted

Type of: accessory, accouterment [US], accoutrement, ammo [informal], ammunition, blow, bump, course, fasten, fix, go, hit, locomote, loop, move, part, path, region, secure, sing, track, travel

Antonym: unbelt

Encyclopedia: Belt, North Holland