| query | If someone b____ you, they hit you very hard.If someone belts you, they hit you very hard. 'Is it right she belted old George in the gut?' she asked. Father would give you a belt over the head with the scrubbing brush. |
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| word | belt |
| full-definition | noun A belt is a strip of leather or cloth that you fasten round your waist. He wore a belt with a large brass buckle. A belt in a machine is a circular strip of rubber that is used to drive moving parts or to move objects along. The turning disc is connected by a drive belt to an electric motor. A belt of land or sea is a long, narrow area of it that has some special feature . Miners in Zambia's northern copper belt have gone on strike. Behind him was a belt of trees, and behind the trees hills and fields. If someone is or has a belt of a particular colour in judo or karate, they have reached the standard which that colour represents. He is a black belt in karate. verb If someone belts you, they hit you very hard. 'Is it right she belted old George in the gut?' she asked. Father would give you a belt over the head with the scrubbing brush. If you belt somewhere, you move or travel there very fast. We belted down Iveagh Parade to where the motor was. |
| inflections | beltsbeltingbelted |
| cefr-level | A2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a2
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