belt

nounsupporting band

nounstrip of land with characteristic feature
verbhit hard

Relevance ranks synonyms and suggests the best matches based on how closely a synonym’s sense matches the sense you selected.

Relevance

A-Z

Length

Synonyms for belt

noun supporting band

More words related to belt

Word Origin & History

Old English belt "belt, girdle," from Proto-Germanic *baltjaz (cf. Old High German balz, Old Norse balti, Swedish bälte), an early Germanic borrowing from Latin balteus "girdle, sword belt," said by Varro to be an Etruscan word.

As a mark of rank or distinction, mid-14c.; references to boxing championship belts date from 1812. Mechanical sense is from 1795. Transferred sense of "broad stripe encircling something" is from 1660s. Below the belt "unfair" (1889) is from pugilism. To get something under (one's) belt is to get it into one's stomach. To tighten (one's) belt "endure privation" is from 1887.

Example Sentences for belt

The belt and the guns were tossed onto the bed, and Hal Dozier sat down.

I have a bag at my belt, camarade, and you have but to put your fist into it for what you want.

Brace your belt, Watkins, man, and swing your shoulders as a free companion should.

They, therefore, persuaded Sir Hyde to prefer the passage of the Belt.

The knife looked terrible; but it was sheathed and tucked into a belt.

He rapidly reloaded his rifle, and fastened the pistols at his belt.

He had all the passwords and carried two good pistols in his belt.

He put his belt with the pistols in it around his neck and stepped in boldly.

He had kept his pistols dry and he rebuckled his belt around his waist.

The burial-ground itself was surrounded and shut in with a belt of trees.

belt

Synonyms for belt

More words related to belt

area

areas

band

band

banded

bang

belt

Synonyms .css-1u0ksf7{color:#d9d9d9;}for belt

More words related to belt

.css-1unrqcp{color:inherit;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}area

areas

band

band

banded

bang

Synonyms for belt

area