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Antonyms for belt

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : belt
Phonetic Transcription : bɛlt

Definition of belt

Origin :
  • Old English belt "belt, girdle," from Proto-Germanic *baltjaz (cf. Old High German balz, Old Norse balti, Swedish bälte), an early Germanic borrowing from Latin balteus "girdle, sword belt," said by Varro to be an Etruscan word.
  • As a mark of rank or distinction, mid-14c.; references to boxing championship belts date from 1812. Mechanical sense is from 1795. Transferred sense of "broad stripe encircling something" is from 1660s. Below the belt "unfair" (1889) is from pugilism. To get something under (one's) belt is to get it into one's stomach. To tighten (one's) belt "endure privation" is from 1887.
  • noun supporting band
  • noun strip of land with characteristic feature
  • verb hit hard
Example sentences :
  • The belt and the guns were tossed onto the bed, and Hal Dozier sat down.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Brace your belt, Watkins, man, and swing your shoulders as a free companion should.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • I have a bag at my belt, camarade, and you have but to put your fist into it for what you want.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • They, therefore, persuaded Sir Hyde to prefer the passage of the Belt.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
  • The knife looked terrible; but it was sheathed and tucked into a belt.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • He rapidly reloaded his rifle, and fastened the pistols at his belt.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • He had kept his pistols dry and he rebuckled his belt around his waist.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • He had all the passwords and carried two good pistols in his belt.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • He put his belt with the pistols in it around his neck and stepped in boldly.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • The burial-ground itself was surrounded and shut in with a belt of trees.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Synonyms for belt

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