1
a
: a strip of flexible material worn especially around the waist as an item of clothing or a means of carrying something (such as tools)
b
: a similar article worn as a corset or for protection or safety or as a symbol of distinction
2
: a continuous band of tough flexible material for transmitting motion and power or conveying materials
3
a
: an area characterized by some distinctive feature (as of culture, habitation, geology, or life forms)
especially
: one suited to a particular crop
the corn belt
b
4
belted; belting; belts
1
a
: to encircle or fasten with a belt
b
: to strap on
3
: to mark with a band
4
: to sing in a forceful manner or style
belting out popular songs
5
: to drink quickly
belted down a shot of whisky
Examples of belt in a Sentence
Noun (1)
a drugstore cowboy who loves his fancily decorated belt
that part of the country is sometimes called "the farm belt" because of the number of farms there
Verb
His bathrobe was loosely belted.
He belted the ball down the fairway.
Some drunk got mad and threatened to belt me.
Noun (2)
delivered a shattering belt to the rock with a hammer
he knocked back a belt of whiskey before leaving
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Braedon Montgomery, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
In the new study, researchers sampled a different section of rock from the belt and estimated its age using the previous two dating techniques — measuring how one radioactive element decays into another over time.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
Adele and Sam Smith may be known for belting out high notes during their performances, just as the legendary Céline Dion is for digging deep to reach her incomparable range.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 27 June 2025
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Noun
Pixar, as a brand, has several franchises under its belt.
—Braedon Montgomery, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
In the new study, researchers sampled a different section of rock from the belt and estimated its age using the previous two dating techniques — measuring how one radioactive element decays into another over time.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Verb
There were no runners on and two outs when Ohtani belted Rockies' reliever Tyler Kinley’s hanging breaking ball 418 feet into the Dodgers' bullpen.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
Adele and Sam Smith may be known for belting out high notes during their performances, just as the legendary Céline Dion is for digging deep to reach her incomparable range.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 27 June 2025
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“Belt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belt. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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belt
1 of 3 noun1
: a strip of flexible material (as leather) worn around a person's body for holding in or supporting something (as clothing, tools, or weapons) or for ornament
2
: a flexible continuous band running around wheels or pulleys and used for moving or carrying something
a fan belt on a car
3
: a region suited to or producing something or having some special feature
the corn belt
a storm belt
belt
2 of 3 verb1
: to put a belt on or around
2
: to hit hard
belt a home run
3
: to mark with a band
4
: to sing in a forceful way
belt out a song
belt
3 of 3 noun
: a jarring blow
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