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
see also:
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
Synonyms of belt
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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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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
Check belts and hoses for dryness or cracking, make sure your tires are in good shape and replace coolant fluids.
—Danny Smith, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
She is also seen belting it out in the recording studio, wearing this same shocking new look, reminiscent of something Paris Hilton would wear to fashion week.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 29 May 2026
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Noun
Jackson Merrill, who had lined out and struck out in his previous at-bats, then watched a sinker in the heart of the strike zone before getting another belt-high sinker on the inner edge of the plate and grounding it through the hole at shortstop.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
Check belts and hoses for dryness or cracking, make sure your tires are in good shape and replace coolant fluids.
—Danny Smith, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Verb
In the eighth inning, Bella Perez belted a two-run home run for the Heralds that wound up being the game winner.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
She is also seen belting it out in the recording studio, wearing this same shocking new look, reminiscent of something Paris Hilton would wear to fashion week.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 29 May 2026
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“Belt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belt. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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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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