BELT UP Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

belt up

verb

Definition of belt up

British

as in to quiet (down)

to stop talking the schoolboy ordered his mates to belt up about the prank

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Recent Examples of belt up The evening’s co-main event bout between Raymond Ford and Thomas Mattice also has a belt up for grabs. — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 Going back home Sunday looks nice, except for the Lake Effect Snow belt up in New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan. — Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024 So getting some of those at-bats under his belt up here will be part of that. — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2022 Designed to attach to a belt up to 2½ inches wide or to a PALS system, the pouch comes very close to duplicating the performance of an OWB holster. — Mike Dickerson, Outdoor Life, 23 Oct. 2020

Recent Examples of Synonyms for belt up

Verb

With some funds set to dry up within weeks, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pressed lawmakers to address the increasingly urgent shortfall.

— Noah Robertson, Washington Post, 21 July 2026
With the cap rising and free agency drying up, teams had to get more creative this summer — and that helped grease the wheels to more player movement.

— Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of dry up

Verb

Layoffs in the gaming industry have seen almost 60,000 roles cut worldwide since 2022; multiple studios and publishers have shut up shop for good.

— David Prosser, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Doing it with 10 men against Mexico or in the closing stages against Norway is one thing; trying to shut up shop against a team with Argentina’s firepower for more than half an hour was an act of self sabotage.

— The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 16 July 2026