belt : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: belt	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for belt
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
belt n endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist) an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found; "a belt of high pressure" a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" Synonym(s): knock, bash, bang, smash, belt a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing) Synonym(s): swath, belt ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun Synonym(s): belt, belt ammunition, belted ammunition the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack" Synonym(s): knock, belt, rap, whack, whang v sing loudly and forcefully Synonym(s): belt out, belt deliver a blow to; "He belted his opponent" fasten with a belt; "belt your trousers" Antonym(s): unbelt
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Belt \Belt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Belting}.] To encircle with, or as with, a belt; to encompass; to surround. A coarse black robe belted round the waist. --C. Reade. They belt him round with hearts undaunted. --Wordsworth. 2. To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Belt \Belt\ (b[ecr]lt), n. [AS. belt; akin to Icel. belti, Sw. b[84]lte, Dan. b[91]lte, OHG. balz, L. balteus, Ir. & Gael. balt border, belt.] 1. That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle; as, a lady's belt; a sword belt. The shining belt with gold inlaid. --Dryden. 2. That which restrains or confines as a girdle. He cannot buckle his distempered cause Within the belt of rule. --Shak. 3. Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe; as, a belt of trees; a belt of sand. 4. (Arch.) Same as {Band}, n., 2. A very broad band is more properly termed a belt. 5. (Astron.) One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds. 6. (Geog.) A narrow passage or strait; as, the Great Belt and the Lesser Belt, leading to the Baltic Sea. 7. (Her.) A token or badge of knightly rank. 8. (Mech.) A band of leather, or other flexible substance, passing around two wheels, and communicating motion from one to the other. Note: [See Illust. of {Pulley}.] 9. (Nat. Hist.) A band or stripe, as of color, round any organ; or any circular ridge or series of ridges. {Belt lacing}, thongs used for lacing together the ends of machine belting.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Belt, MT (city, FIPS 5275) Location: 47.38597 N, 110.92580 W Population (1990): 571 (282 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 59412