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belt in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a vigorous blow
    "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
    knock  bash  bang  smash  belt 
  2. the act of hitting vigorously
    "he gave the table a whack"
    knock  belt  rap  whack  whang 
  3. a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)
    belt 
  4. endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
    belt 
  5. ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun
    belt  belt ammunition  belted ammunition 
  6. an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found
    "a belt of high pressure"
    belt 
  7. a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
    swath  belt 
verb
  1. deliver a blow to
    "He belted his opponent"
    belt 
  2. fasten with a belt
    "belt your trousers"
    belt 
  3. sing loudly and forcefully
    belt out  belt 
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