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1. A band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)
    
2. Endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
    
3. An elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found
   "a belt of high pressure"
    
4. A path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
   - swath, swathe
    
5. Ammunition (usually of small calibre) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a 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. Sing loudly and forcefully
   - belt out
    
3. [informal] Hit hard
   "He belted his opponent";
   - 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]
    
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, whizz [informal], whizz along [informal], bucket [informal], wing [informal], pelt [informal], barrel [informal], rocket [informal]

Derived forms: belting, belts, belted

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

Antonym: unbelt

Encyclopedia: Belt, Montana