'Belt' definitions:

Definition of 'belt'

(from WordNet)
noun
Endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
noun
A band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)
noun
An elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found; "a belt of high pressure"
noun
A vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" [syn: knock, bash, bang, smash, belt]
noun
A path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing) [syn: swath, belt]
noun
Ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun [syn: belt, belt ammunition, belted ammunition]
noun
The act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack" [syn: knock, belt, rap, whack, whang]
verb
Sing loudly and forcefully [syn: belt out, belt]
verb
Deliver a blow to; "He belted his opponent"
verb
Fasten with a belt; "belt your trousers" [ant: unbelt]

Definition of 'Belt'

From: GCIDE
  • Belt \Belt\ (b[e^]lt), n. [AS. belt; akin to Icel. belti, Sw. b[aum]lte, Dan. b[ae]lte, OHG. balz, L. balteus, Ir. & Gael. balt border, belt.]
  • 1. That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle; as, a lady's belt; a sword belt. [1913 Webster]
  • The shining belt with gold inlaid. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which restrains or confines as a girdle. [1913 Webster]
  • He cannot buckle his distempered cause Within the belt of rule. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe; as, a belt of trees; a belt of sand. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Arch.) Same as Band, n., 2. A very broad band is more properly termed a belt. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Astron.) One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. (Geog.) A narrow passage or strait; as, the Great Belt and the Lesser Belt, leading to the Baltic Sea. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. (Her.) A token or badge of knightly rank. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. (Mech.) A band of leather, or other flexible substance, passing around two wheels, and communicating motion from one to the other.
  • Note: [See Illust. of Pulley.] [1913 Webster]
  • 9. (Nat. Hist.) A band or stripe, as of color, round any organ; or any circular ridge or series of ridges. [1913 Webster]
  • Belt lacing, thongs used for lacing together the ends of machine belting. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Belt'

From: GCIDE
  • Belt \Belt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belted; p. pr. & vb. n. Belting.] To encircle with, or as with, a belt; to encompass; to surround. [1913 Webster]
  • A coarse black robe belted round the waist. --C. Reade. [1913 Webster]
  • They belt him round with hearts undaunted. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'belt'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Belt, MT -- U.S. city in Montana

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Belt, MT -- U.S. city in Montana
Population (2000) :
633
Housing Units (2000) :
295
Land area (2000) :
0.337242 sq. miles (0.873452 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.337242 sq. miles (0.873452 sq. km)
FIPS code :
05275
Located within :
Montana (MT), FIPS 30
Location :
47.385935 N, 110.926587 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
59412
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

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