belt

See also bełt, and Belt

English

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Etymology

From Middle English, from Old English belt (“belt, girdle”), from Proto-Germanic *baltijaz (“girdle, belt”), from Latin balteus (“belt, sword-belt”), of Etruscan origin. Cognate with Danish belte (“belt”), Swedish bälte (“belt, cincture, girdle, zone”), Icelandic belti (“belt”) and Albanian bel (“waist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɛlt/

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• Rhymes: -ɛlt

Noun

Belts.

Belts in a machine.

belt (plural belts)

1. A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.

   As part of the act, the fat clown's belt broke, causing his pants to fall down.

2. A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.

   Keep your belt fastened; this is going to be quite a bumpy ride.

3. A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.

   The motor had a single belt that snaked its way back and forth around a variety of wheels.

4. A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object.

   After the bouncer gave him a solid belt to the gut, Simon had suddenly had enough of barfighting.

5. A quick drink of liquor.

   Care to join me in a belt of scotch?

6. (usually capitalized) A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).
7. (baseball) The middle of the strike zone.

   That umpire called that pitch a strike at the belt.

Synonyms

• (band worn around waist): girdle, waistband, sash, strap
• (band used as safety restraint): restraint, safety belt, seat belt
• (powerful blow): blow, punch, sock, wallop

Derived terms

terms derived from the noun belt

asteroid belt below the belt belted (adjective) belt track Bible Belt black belt chastity belt conveyor belt

fan belt Kuiper belt Rust Belt safety belt seat belt tighten one's belt under one's belt utility belt

Translations

band worn around the waist

• Albanian: brez (sq) m
• Arabic: حزام (ar) (ḥizām) m

  Egyptian Arabic: حزام (ḥezam) m

• Armenian: գոտի (hy) (goti) , (colloquially) ղարիշ (hy) (ġariš) 
• Aromanian: curauã (rup) f
• Azeri: kəmər (az)
• Belarusian: пас (be) (pas) m , рэмень (be) (remjénʹ) m 
• Breton: gouriz m -ioù
• Bulgarian: колан (bg) (kolán) m , пояс (bg) (pójas) m 
• Catalan: cinturó m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 腰帶 (cmn), 腰带 (cmn) (yāodài), 帶 (cmn), 带 (cmn) (dài), (leather) 皮帶 (cmn), 皮带 (cmn) (pídài)

• Czech: pásek (cs) m, opasek (cs) m, pás (cs) m, řemen (cs) m
• Danish: livrem (da) c, bælte (da) n
• Dutch: gordel m, riem, broeksband, ceintuur m
• Esperanto: zono (eo)
• Estonian: vöö (et)
• Finnish: vyö (fi)
• French: ceinture (fr) f
• Georgian: სარტყელი (ka) (sartqeli) 
• German: Gürtel (de) m
• Greek: ζώνη (el) (zóni) f 
• Hebrew: חגורה (he) (khagora) f
• Hindi: पेटी (hi) (peṭī) f, बेल्ट (hi) (belṭ)
• Hungarian: öv (hu), nadrágszíj (hu)
• Italian: cintura (it) f, cintola (it) f, cinghia (it) f
• Japanese: ベルト (ja) (beruto)
• Jèrriais: cheintuthe f
• Korean: 벨트 (ko) (belteu)

• Kurdish: kemer (ku) f, qayiş (ku) f

  Sorani: پشتێن, قایش

• Lao: ສາຍແອວ (lo)
• Latgalian: jūsta, syksna, dyrža
• Latin: balteus (la)
• Latvian: josta (lv) f, siksna (lv)
• Lithuanian: diržas (lt), juosta (lt)
• Macedonian: појас (mk) (pójas) m
• Navajo: sis
• Neapolitan: curreja f
• Norwegian: belte (no) n
• Persian: کمربند (fa) (kamarband)
• Polish: pas (pl) m, pasek (pl) m
• Portuguese: cinto (pt) m
• Romanian: brâu f and m, curea f, cordon f and m, centura (ro)
• Russian: пояс (ru) (pójas) m , ремень (ru) (reménʹ) m , поясок (ru) (pojasók) m  (diminutive), ремешок (ru) (remešók) m  (diminutive)
• Serbo-Croatian: pȍjās (sh) m, pȃs (sh) m, opàsāč (sh) m, појас (sh) m, пас (sh) m, опасач (sh) m
• Slovak: pások (sk) m, pás (sk) m, opasok (sk) m, remeň (sk) m
• Spanish: cinturón (es) m, cincho (es) m (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras), cinto (es) m (Cuba), correa (es) f (Colombia, Panama, Venezuela), faja (es) f (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Southeastern Mexico)
• Swedish: gördel (sv), bälte (sv)
• Taos: lílena
• Thai: เข็มขัด (th) (kĕm-kàt)
• Turkish: kemer (tr)
• Ukrainian: пояс (uk) (pójas) m , ремінь (uk) (remínʹ) m 
• Vietnamese: dây lưng (vi), dây nịt (vi)

band used for safety purposes

• Armenian: գոտի (hy) (goti) 
• Breton: gouriz-surentez m
• Bulgarian: колан (bg) (kolán) m 
• Catalan: cinturó (ca) m
• Czech: pás (cs) m
• Danish: sikkerhedssele (da) c
• Dutch: gordel (nl) m, riem (nl) m, veiligheidsgordel (nl) m
• Finnish: vyö (fi)
• French: ceinture (fr) f

• German: Gurt (de) m
• Hungarian: öv (hu), szíj (hu)
• Italian: cintura (it) f
• Norwegian: belte (no) n
• Polish: pas (pl) m, pasek (pl) m
• Russian: пояс (ru) (pójas) m , ремень (ru) (reménʹ) m 
• Serbo-Croatian: pȍjās (sh) m, појас (sh) m
• Spanish: cinturón (es) m, cinturón de seguridad (es) m
• Turkish: kemer (tr)

band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power

• Armenian: փոկ (hy) (p’ok) , շարժափոկ (hy) (šaržap’ok) 
• Breton: bandenn f -où pl
• Bulgarian: ремък (bg) m (remǎk)
• Catalan: corretja (ca) f
• Danish: drivrem (da) c
• Dutch: riem (nl) m
• Finnish: hihna (fi)
• French: courroie (fr) f
• German: Riemen (de) m
• Greek: ιμάντας (el) m (imántas)
• Hungarian: szíj (hu), gépszíj (hu)

• Ido: rimeno
• Italian: cinghia (it) f
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: قایش (ku)

• Norwegian: belte (no) n
• Portuguese: correia (pt)
• Russian: ремень (ru) (reménʹ) m 
• Serbo-Croatian: rȅmēn (sh) m
• Spanish: correa (es) f
• Turkish: kayış (tr)

powerful blow

• Catalan: cop (ca) f
• Danish: slag (da) c, kæberasler (da) c
• Dutch: dreun (nl), klap (nl), slag (nl), oplawaai (nl)
• Italian: colpo (it) m

• Russian: удар (ru) (udár) m 
• Serbo-Croatian: ȕdār (sh) m
• Spanish: golpe (es) m, golpear (es)

geographical region

• Armenian: գոտի (hy) (goti) 
• Bulgarian: зона (bg) f (zona), пояс (bg) m (pojas)
• Catalan: regió (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 地帶 (cmn), 地带 (cmn) (dìdài)

• Danish: region (da) c
• Dutch: gordel (nl) m
• Finnish: vyöhyke (fi)

• French: région (fr) f
• German: Gürtel (de) m, Zone (de) f
• Greek: ζώνη (el) (zóni) f 
• Italian: zona (it) f, regione (it) f
• Japanese: 地帯 (ja) (ちたい, chitai), ベルト (ja) (beruto)
• Norwegian: belte (no) n, region (no) m
• Russian: пояс (ru) (pójas) m 
• Serbo-Croatian: pȍjās (sh) m, појас (sh) m

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• Georgian: ქამარი (ka) (k'amari) , ღვედი (ka) (ḡvedi) 

• Latin: lorum n

Verb

belt (third-person singular simple present belts, present participle belting, simple past and past participle belted)

1. (transitive) To encircle.

   The small town was belted by cornfields in all directions.

2. (transitive) To fasten a belt.

   Edgar belted himself in and turned the car's ignition.

   The rotund man had difficulty belting his pants, and generally wore suspenders to avoid the issue.

3. (transitive) To hit with a belt.

   The child was misbehaving so it was belted as punishment.

4. (transitive) and intransitive To scream or sing in a loud manner.

   He belted out the national anthem.

5. (transitive) To drink quickly, often in gulps.

   He belted down a shot of whisky.

6. (transitive, slang) To hit someone or something.

   The angry player belted the official across the face, and as a result was ejected from the game.

7. (transitive, baseball) To hit a pitched ball a long distance, usually for a home run.

   He belted that pitch over the grandstand.

8. (intransitive) To move very fast

   He was really belting along.

Synonyms

• (to encircle): circle, girdle, surround
• (to fasten a belt): buckle, fasten, strap
• (to hit with a belt): strap, whip
• (to drink quickly): gulp, pound, slurp
• (to hit someone or something): bash, clobber, smack, wallop
• (to move quickly): book, speed, whiz, zoom

Derived terms

• belt out
• belt up
• beltloop

Translations

surround

• Bulgarian: опасвам (bg) (opasvam), обгръщам (bg) (obgrǎštam)
• Danish: omringe (da), omgive (da)

• Dutch: omgorden, omringen, omzomen, omgeven (nl)
• Italian: cingere (it)

fasten a belt

• Bulgarian: препасвам (bg) (prepasvam)
• Dutch: insnoeren, omgorden

• Italian: allacciare (it)
• Jèrriais: cheindre

beat with a belt

• Bulgarian: бия с каиш (bg) (bija s kaiš)
• Dutch: van de riem geven

• Jèrriais: slîndgi

scream

• Dutch: brullen, (het) uitbrullen

Anagrams

• blet

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From English belt.

Noun

belt (plural belde)

1. belt

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Dutch

Etymology

Probably a variant of bult.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛlt

Noun

belt m (plural belten, diminutive beltje)

1. (archaic) heap, hill

Derived terms

• vuilnisbelt

Verb

belt

1. second- and third-person singular present indicative of bellen
2. plural imperative of bellen

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Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic بلد (bálad).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbɛlt/

Noun

belt f (plural bliet)

1. city, town

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Old English

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *baltijaz. Cognate with Old High German balz, Old Norse belti.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /belt/

Noun

belt m

1. belt

Declension

    Declension of belt (strong a-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	belt	beltas
accusative	belt	beltas
genitive	beltes	belta
dative	belte	beltum

Descendants

• English: belt