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belt

noun · verb

Simple meaning

A band to tie or buckle around the body.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

behlt
US device voice
IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈbɛlt

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.

Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. clothing

    A band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)

  2. clothing

    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.

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

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

  5. usually capitalized

    A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).

  6. Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe.

verb

  1. transitive

    To invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood.

  2. transitive

    To encircle.

  3. transitive

    To drink quickly, often in gulps.

  4. intransitive

    To move very fast.

  5. transitive

    To fasten a belt on.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A2 · Elementary (estimated)
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
General English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)

Used this way, belt is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.

More ways to use belt

  • “Make sure to fasten your seat belt before the car starts moving.”noun

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Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Band / device

seat belt

Vigorous / powerful

leather belt

Geographical

corn beltgreen belt

Other combinations

conveyor beltcotton beltbelt bucklebroad belt

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • beltedadjectiveInflected form

    Having or provided with a belt.

  • beltingnounInflected form

    The material of which belts are made.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • belt bucklenounCompound term

    The buckle used to fasten a belt.

  • belt downverbCompound term

    Drink down entirely.

  • belt makernounCompound term

    A maker of belts.

  • belt outverbCompound term

    Sing loudly and forcefully.

  • belt upverbCompound term

    Refuse to talk or stop talking.

  • belted ammunitionnounCompound term

    Ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun.

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