belt

CEFRA2

/ˈbɛlt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    a vigorous blow.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.

Examples

  • Fasten your seat belt when you drive.

  • Please make certain your seat belt is fastened.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.

  2. 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.

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

More examples

In context

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

  • Keep your belt fastened; this is going to be quite a bumpy ride.

  • The motor had a single belt that snaked its way back and forth around a variety of wheels.

Synonyms

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He tightened his leather blank to keep his trousers from falling.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English belt, from Old English belt (“belt, girdle”), from Proto-West Germanic *baltī̆, from Proto-Germanic *baltijaz (“girdle, belt”), from Latin balteus (“belt, sword-belt”), of Etruscan origin. Cognate with Scots belt (“belt”), Dutch belt, German Balz (“belt”), Danish bælte (“belt”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk belte (“belt”), Swedish bälte (“belt, cincture, girdle, zone”), Faroese and Icelandic belti (“belt”).