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Belt

noun

/belt/

Meaning

a strip of leather or cloth worn around the waist to support clothes or for decoration

a strip of material worn around the waist to support clothes or as decoration

He tightened his belt before going for a run.

He tightened his belt before leaving for work.

tighten one's belt

strap, girdle, sash, band

Entry 1

strap, girdle, sash

Entry 2

strap, band, sash, girdle

loosen, release

leather belt, seat belt, belt buckle, wear a belt, tighten belt, conveyor belt

Entry 1

leather belt, seat belt, belt buckle

Entry 2

wear a belt, leather belt, tighten belt, conveyor belt

a way in which something is done or happens

A main division of a long poem, especially in epic poetry.

the quality of being neat, orderly, or slender and well-proportioned

The fact of being required or indispensable; an indispensable thing.

A hard, shiny form of coal that burns with little smoke and a high heat value.

a celestial object consisting of ice and dust that develops a tail when approaching the sun