See Also: belt 1, noun(dictionary)
belt(1)(dictionary)
Under the belt(finance)
belt(2)(dictionary)
Under the belt(money)
fan belt(dictionary)
belt(medicine)
Sun Belt(dictionary)
belt drive(encyclopedia)
Bible Belt(dictionary)

belt 1, noun (oh)




[Language: Old English; Origin:]
a band of leather, cloth etc that you wear around your waist to hold up your clothes or for decoration
::He unbuckled his leather belt.
a large area of land that has particular features or where particular people live
::America's farming belt
::the green (=countryside) belt BrE
-see also green belt
a circular band of something such as rubber that connects or moves parts of a machine
-see also conveyor belt , fan belt
below the belt
informal unfair or cruel
::That was a bit below the belt, Paul.
::The comments hit below the belt (=they were unfair or cruel) .
have/get sth under your belt
to have achieved something useful or important
::a secretary with several years' experience under her belt
belt and braces
BrE informal a belt and braces way of doing something is one in which you do more than necessary in order to make sure that it succeeds
-see also black belt , garter belt , seat belt , safety belt , suspender belt , tighten your belt at tighten (6)