Synonyms for belt
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1. beltverb

   To encircle.

   The small town was belted by cornfields in all directions.

   Synonyms:
   surround, girdle, circle

2. beltverb

   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.

   Synonyms:
   fasten, buckle, strap

3. beltnoun

   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.

   Synonyms:
   strap, whip

4. beltverb

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

   He belted out the national anthem.

   Synonyms:
   wallop, punch, sock, blow

5. beltverb

   A quick drink of liquor.

   Care to join me in a belt of scotch?

   Synonyms:
   slurp, zoom, book, pound, speed, gulp, whiz

6. beltnoun

   To hit someone or something.

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

   Synonyms:
   clobber, bash, wallop, smack

7. beltnoun

   To move very fast

   He was really belting along.

   Synonyms:
   girdle, sash, waistband, strap

8. beltnoun

   Synonyms:
   safety belt, restraint, seat belt

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1. beltnoun

   endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys

   Synonyms:
   whack, belt ammunition, knock, whang, bang, swath, smash, bash, belted ammunition, rap

   Antonyms:
   unbelt

2. beltnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   whack, belt ammunition, knock, whang, bang, swath, smash, bash, belted ammunition, rap

   Antonyms:
   unbelt

3. beltnoun

   an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found

   "a belt of high pressure"

   Synonyms:
   whack, belt ammunition, knock, whang, bang, swath, smash, bash, belted ammunition, rap

   Antonyms:
   unbelt

4. knock, bash, bang, smash, beltnoun

   a vigorous blow

   "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"

   Synonyms:
   crash, bam, swath, boot, clap, bang, fringe, strike, thrill, smasher, roast, rap, belted ammunition, kick, knock, rush, flush, overhead, brawl, smash-up, belt ammunition, charge, whang, whack, hit, knocking, eruption, bash, do, blast, smash

   Antonyms:
   unbelt

5. swath, beltnoun

   a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)

   Synonyms:
   whack, belt ammunition, knock, bang, whang, swath, smash, belted ammunition, bash, rap

   Antonyms:
   unbelt

6. belt, belt ammunition, belted ammunitionnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   whack, belt ammunition, knock, whang, bang, swath, smash, bash, belted ammunition, rap

   Antonyms:
   unbelt

7. knock, belt, rap, whack, whangverb

   the act of hitting vigorously

   "he gave the table a whack"

   Synonyms:
   bang, strike, swath, roast, rap, tap, knock, belted ammunition, pat, belt ammunition, blame, whang, whack, rap music, knocking, bash, hip-hop, smash

   Antonyms:
   unbelt

8. belt out, beltverb

   sing loudly and forcefully

   Synonyms:
   belt out

   Antonyms:
   unbelt

9. beltverb

   deliver a blow to

   "He belted his opponent"

   Synonyms:
   belt out

   Antonyms:
   unbelt

10. beltverb

    fasten with a belt

    "belt your trousers"

    Synonyms:
    belt out

    Antonyms:
    unbelt

Matched Categories

1. • Accessory
   • Ammunition
   • Blow
   • Fasten
   • Hit
   • Loop
   • Path
   • Region
   • Sing

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. beltnoun

   Synonyms:
   girdle, cincture, cestus, band

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. beltnoun

   Synonyms:
   girdle, girth, surcingle, cincture, cestus, zone, bandolier

2. beltverb

   Synonyms:
   encircle, begird, encompass, surround

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "belt":

   correa, strap, seatbelt, safety-belt, waist, belts, strip, girdle, straps, tape, hizam, ribbon, cordon, band, webbing, copperbelt, zone

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1. Taimi Leavelle for 73 years:

   I didn't have time to do anything, i did try to pull him( Oswald) behind me. I had him by the belt as well. I turned to him and instead of pulling him behind me, I turned his body. Instead of that bullet hitting him dead center, it hit about 4 inches to the left of the navel.

2. Guard Stephen Curry:

   We found a recipe for success, and that's the most important thing for us, now that we have this under our belt, I think we can actually appreciate what we were able to do this year from start to finish.

3. William Ernest Hocking:

   We cannot swing up on a rope that is attached only to our own belt.

4. Bill Belichick:

   Cam’s way ahead of where he was last year at this time, there’s no question about that, as you would expect, he has a good year of experience under his belt, he’s able to start the process at the beginning and not be in a catch-up mode like he was last year.

5. Brian Avery:

   But obviously, a series of failures occurred in order to arrive, in this instance, that were all preventable, given that certain factors were followed and one of the other final elements that should have been addressed is a secondary failsafe in the sense that a latching mechanism to the harness or a safety belt that would have been fixed to the occupant.