| query | A b___ is a strip of leather or cloth that you fasten round your waist.A belt is a strip of leather or cloth that you fasten round your waist. He wore a belt with a large brass buckle. |
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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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