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

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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. Daniel Crocker:

   Joe Gutierrez's a lifelong resident of the town of Windsor, joe Gutierrez wants to serve Joe Gutierrez community and there is little to no doubt in my mind that with some additional training and a few more years under Joe Gutierrez belt, Joe Gutierrez will continue to serve Joe Gutierrez community well.

2. Ron DeSantis:

   It's a seasonal virus and this is the seasonal pattern it follows in the Sun Belt states.

3. Michael Haggard:

   What's really sad about this is that had they put the seat belt in, it would have cost $ 22( per seat). You would have paid for that in two to three rides, in one night, this would have been paid for and this would have never happened.

4. Eric Brown:

   The immediate goal is to try to persuade people … that western-style republicanism – which was supported by United States – is a failure, and that the PRC's policy of Belt and Road Initiative, and the new international order that it wants to create, is superior to what United States tried to create after 20 years in Afghanistan.

5. Celeste Beatty:

   Growing up in the South, particularly in the Bible Belt, alcohol and religion haven't exactly aligned, it's been difficult to break through the mindset that alcohol is a negative thing.