belt
1. endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys (Freq. 4)
• Hypernyms:
loop
• Hyponyms:
band, conveyer belt, conveyor belt, conveyer, conveyor,
transporter, driving belt, fan belt, track, caterpillar track, caterpillar tread
• Substance Meronyms:
belting
2. a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist) (Freq. 4)
• Hypernyms:
accessory, accoutrement, accouterment
• Hyponyms:
baldric, baldrick, cartridge belt, holster, money belt,
safety belt, life belt, safety harness, Sam Browne belt
• Substance Meronyms:
belting
• Part Meronyms:
belt buckle
3. an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found (Freq. 2)
- a belt of high pressure
• Hypernyms:
region, part
• Hyponyms:
asteroid belt, greenbelt, greenway
• Instance Hyponyms:
Bible Belt, Corn Belt, Van Allen belt
4. a vigorous blow (Freq. 1)
- the sudden knock floored him
- he took a bash right in his face
- he got a bang on the head
• Syn:
knock, bash, bang, smash
• Derivationally related forms:
smash (for: smash), bang (for: bang), bash (for: bash), knock (for: knock)
• Hypernyms:
blow, bump
5. a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
• Syn:
swath
• Hypernyms:
path, track, course
6. ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun
• Syn:
belt ammunition, belted ammunition
• Hypernyms:
ammunition, ammo
7. the act of hitting vigorously
- he gave the table a whack
• Syn:
knock, rap, whack, whang
• Derivationally related forms:
whang (for: whang), whack (for: whack), rap (for: rap), knock (for: knock)
• Hypernyms:
blow
1. sing loudly and forcefully (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
belt out
• Hypernyms:
sing
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. deliver a blow to (Freq. 1)
- He belted his opponent
• Hypernyms:
hit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- The fighter managed to belt his opponent
3. fasten with a belt
- belt your trousers
• Ant:
unbelt
• Hypernyms:
fasten, fix, secure
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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