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• belt — I n. band 1) to buckle, fasten one s belt 2) (also fig.) to tighten one s belt 3) to loosen; undo one s belt 4) a life; money; safety, seat, shoulder belt 5) a cartridge; Sam Browne belt 6) a garter (AE), suspender (BE) belt 7) a chastity belt 8) …   Combinatory dictionary

• belt — ► NOUN 1) a strip of leather or other material worn round the waist to support or hold in clothes or to carry weapons. 2) a continuous band in machinery that transfers motion from one wheel to another. 3) a strip or encircling area: the asteroid… …   English terms dictionary

• belt — [belt] n. [OE, akin to OHG balz, ult. < L balteus < ? Etr] 1. a strip or band of leather or other material worn around the waist to hold clothing up, support tools, etc., or as an ornament or sign of rank: see also SAFETY BELT 2. any… …   English World dictionary

• belt — belt1 W3S2 [belt] n [: Old English;] 1.) a band of leather, cloth etc that you wear around your waist to hold up your clothes or for decoration ▪ He unbuckled his leather belt. 2.) a large area of land that has particular features or where… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• belt — /bɛlt / (say belt) noun 1. a band of flexible material, as leather, worn around the waist to support clothing, for decoration, etc. 2. Sport such a band as a token of honour or achievement. 3. Surf Lifesaving a wide canvas belt which is worn by… …  

• belt — beltless, adj. /belt/, n. 1. a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist. 2. any encircling or transverse band, strip, or stripe. 3. an elongated region having distinctive properties or characteristics: a belt of… …   Universalium

• belt — noun 1》 a strip of leather or other material worn round the waist to support or hold in clothes or to carry weapons.     ↘a belt worn as a sign of rank or achievement, as in judo, karate, or similar sports.     ↘(the belt) the punishment of being …   English new terms dictionary

• fasten — verb 1 CLOTHES/BAG ETC also fasten up a) (T) to join together the two sides of a coat, shirt, bag etc so that it is closed: “I m going now,” she said, fastening her coat. | Fasten your seat belt! opposite unfasten b) (I) to become joined together …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• fasten — fas|ten [ˈfa:sən US ˈfæ ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clothes/bag etc)¦ 2¦(window/gate etc)¦ 3¦(attach something to something)¦ 4¦(hold something tightly)¦ 5 fasten your eyes/gaze on somebody/something 6 fasten your attention on somebody/something Phrasal verbs …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• belt — {{11}}belt (n.) O.E. belt belt, girdle, from P.Gmc. *baltjaz (Cf. O.H.G. balz, O.N. balti, Swed. bälte), an early Germanic borrowing from Latin, from L. balteus girdle, sword belt, said by Varro to be an Etruscan word. As a mark of rank or… …   Etymology dictionary

• belt — n. & v. n. 1 a strip of leather or other material worn round the waist or across the chest, esp. to retain or support clothes or to carry weapons or as a safety belt. 2 a belt worn as a sign of rank or achievement. 3 a a circular band of material …   Useful english dictionary