Definition of "belt"

belt

/bɛlt/

noun
plural belts
1. 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.
2. A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.
3. A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.
4. Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe.
5. A trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial arts.
6. (astronomy) A collection of small bodies (such as asteroids) which orbit a star.
7. (astronomy) One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.
8. (military, nautical) A band of armor along the sides of a warship, protecting the ship's vital spaces.
9. A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object.
10. A quick drink of liquor.
11. (usually capitalized) A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).
12. (baseball) The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist.
13. (weaponry) A device that holds and feeds cartridges into a belt-fed weapon.
14. (music) A vocal tone produced by singing with chest voice above the break (or passaggio), in a range typically sung in head voice.
  Quotations
  As previously mentioned, there was unexpected behavior in laryngeal lowering for belt in several singers and unchanged laryngeal height for two, as well as stable opening or widening of the pharyngeal walls, which must be investigated further.
  1999, Jeannette Lovetri, Susan Lesh, Peak Woo, “Preliminary Study on the Ability of Trained Singers to Control the Intrinsic and Extrinsic Laryngeal Musculature”, in Journal of Voice‎, volume 13, number 2, page 226
  In Clara's furious rant in Act II, Allsun broke out of her soprano into a belt, which made perfect sense in the moment.
  2018, Norman Spivey, Mary Saunder Barton, Cross-Training in the Voice Studio: A Balancing Act, Plural Publishing, page 57
verb
third-person singular simple present belts, present participle belting, simple past and past participle belted
1. (transitive) To encircle.
2. (transitive) To fasten a belt on.
3. (transitive) To invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood.
4. (transitive) To hit with a belt.
5. (transitive, informal, normally belt out) To scream or sing in a loud manner.
  Quotations
  Céline Dion belted her iconic song "My Heart Will Go On" in a show-stopping performance at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards on May 21. The legendary singer gave the throwback performance in honor of the 20th anniversary of the hit song from the Titanic soundtrack.
  2017 May 22, Mallory Carra, “Celine Dion Is Making Everyone Cry”, in Bustle‎, BDG Media, retrieved 2022-01-01
6. (transitive) To drink quickly, often in gulps.
7. (transitive, colloquial) To hit someone or something.
  Quotations
  Bobby belting the ball
  1996, “Three Lions”, performed by David Baddiel and Frank Skinner
8. (transitive, baseball) To hit a pitched ball a long distance, usually for a home run.
9. (intransitive) To move very fast.