Definitions
1.nounA band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing."As part of the act, the fat clown's belt broke, causing his pants to fall down."
2.nounA band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt."Keep your belt fastened; this is going to be quite a bumpy ride."
3.nounA band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power."The motor had a single belt that snaked its way back and forth around a variety of wheels."
4.nounAnything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe."a belt of trees; a belt of sand"
5.nounA trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial arts."the heavyweight belt"
6.nounA collection of rocky-constituted bodies (such as asteroids) which orbit a star.
7.nounOne of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.
8.nounA powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object."After the bouncer gave him a solid belt to the gut, Simon had suddenly had enough of barfighting."
9.nounA quick drink of liquor."Care to join me in a belt of scotch?"
10.noun(usually capitalized) A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).
11.nounThe part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist."That umpire called that pitch a strike at the belt."
12.nounDevice that holds and feeds cartridges into a belt-fed weapon
13.verbTo encircle."The small town was belted by cornfields in all directions."
14.verbTo fasten a belt on."Edgar belted himself in and turned the car's ignition."
15.verbTo invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood.
16.verbTo hit with a belt."The child was misbehaving so he was belted as punishment."
17.verbTo scream or sing in a loud manner."He belted out the national anthem."
18.verbTo drink quickly, often in gulps."He belted down a shot of whisky."
19.verbTo hit someone or something."The angry player belted the official across the face, and as a result was ejected from the game."
20.verbTo hit a pitched ball a long distance, usually for a home run."He belted that pitch over the grandstand."
21.verbTo move very fast"He was really belting along."