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belt

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Noun

  1. {{senseid|en|Q134560}}{{lb|en|clothing}} A [[band]] worn around the [[waist]] to [[hold]] [[clothing]] to one's [[body]] (usually [[pants]]), hold [[weapon]]s (such as a [[gun]] or [[sword]]), or [[serve]] as a [[decorative]] [[piece]] of clothing.
  2. A band used as a [[restraint]] for [[safety]] [[purpose]]s, such as a [[seat belt]].
  3. A band that is used in a [[machine]] to [[help]] [[transfer]] [[motion]] or [[power]].
  4. Anything that [[resemble]]s a belt, or that [[encircle]]s or [[cross]]es like a belt; a [[strip]] or [[stripe]].
  5. A [[trophy]] in the [[shape]] of a belt, generally [[award]]ed for [[martial art]]s.
  6. {{lb|en|astronomy}} A [[collection]] of [[small]] [[body|bodies]] (such as [[asteroid]]s) which [[orbit]] a [[star]].
  7. {{lb|en|astronomy}} One of certain [[girdle]]s or [[zone]]s on the [[surface]] of the [[planet]]s [[Jupiter]] and [[Saturn]], supposed to be of the nature of [[cloud]]s.
  8. {{lb|en|military|nautical}} A band of [[armor]] along the [[side]]s of a [[warship]], [[protect]]ing the ship's vital spaces.
  9. A [[powerful]] [[blow]], often made with a [[fist]] or [[heavy]] [[object]].
  10. A quick [[drink]] of [[liquor]].
  11. {{lb|en|usually|capitalized}} A [[geographical]] [[region]] known for a particular [[product]], [[feature]] or [[demographic]] (''Corn Belt'', ''Bible Belt'', ''Black Belt'', ''Green Belt'').
  12. {{lb|en|baseball}} The part of the [[strike zone]] at the [[height]] of the [[batter]]'s [[waist]].

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[fasten]] a [[#Noun|belt]] on; to [[encircle]] with a belt.
  2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To encircle; to surround.
  3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[invest]] (a person) with a [[#Noun|belt]] as part of a [[formal]] [[ceremony]] such as [[knighthood]].
  4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[hit]] with a [[#Noun|belt]].
  5. {{lb|en|transitive|colloquial}} To [[hit]] [[someone]] or [[something]], especially [[forcefully]]; to [[bash]].
  6. {{lb|en|transitive|baseball}} To hit a [[pitch]]ed ball a long distance, usually for a [[home run]].
  7. {{lb|en|transitive|informal|normally [[belt out]]}} To [[scream]] or [[sing]] in a [[loud]], [[strong]] [[manner]].
  8. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[drink]] quickly, often in [[gulp]]s.
  9. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[move]], [[run]], [[drive]], etc., very [[fast]].

Proper noun

  1. {{surname|en}}.
  2. {{place|en|town|co/Cascade County|s/Montana|c/US}}.
  3. {{place|en|@ellipsis of:Main Asteroid Belt|region|starsystem/Solar System}}.

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