belt

Meanings

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.
A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.
A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.
Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe.
A trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial arts.
A collection of rocky-constituted bodies (such as asteroids) which orbit a star.
One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.
A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object.
A quick drink of liquor.
A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).
The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist.
A device that holds and feeds cartridges into a belt-fed weapon.
Vocal tone produced by singing with chest voice above the break (or passaggio), in a range typically sung in head voice.

To encircle.
To fasten a belt on.
To invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood.
To hit with a belt.
To scream or sing in a loud manner.
To drink quickly, often in gulps.
To hit someone or something.
To hit a pitched ball a long distance, usually for a home run.
To move very fast.

From Middle English belt, from Old English belt ("belt, girdle"), from Proto-Germanic *baltijaz ("girdle, belt"), from Latin balteus ("belt, sword-belt"), of Etruscan origin. Cognate with Scots belt ("belt"), Dutch belt, German Balz ("belt"), Danish bælte ("belt"), Swedish bälte ("belt, cincture, girdle, zone") and Icelandic belti ("belt").

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