Meaning

• A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.

  "As part of the act, the fat clown's belt broke, causing his pants to fall down."

• 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."

• 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."

• Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe.

  "a belt of trees; a belt of sand"

• A trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial arts.

  "the heavyweight belt"

• A collection of rocky-constituted bodies (such as asteroids) which orbit a star.

• One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.

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

  "After the bouncer gave him a solid belt to the gut, Simon had suddenly had enough of barfighting."

• A quick drink of liquor.

  "Care to join me in a belt of scotch?"

• (usually capitalized) A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).

• The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist.

  "That umpire called that pitch a strike at the belt."

• Device that holds and feeds cartridges into a belt-fed weapon

Meaning

• To encircle.

  "The small town was belted by cornfields in all directions."

• To fasten a belt on.

  "Edgar belted himself in and turned the car's ignition."

• To invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood.

• To hit with a belt.

  "The child was misbehaving so he was belted as punishment."

• To scream or sing in a loud manner.

  "He belted out the national anthem."

• To drink quickly, often in gulps.

  "He belted down a shot of whisky."

• To hit someone or something.

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

• To hit a pitched ball a long distance, usually for a home run.

  "He belted that pitch over the grandstand."

• To move very fast

  "He was really belting along."