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Meaning of belt

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  belt
      n 1: endless loop of flexible material between two rotating
           shafts or pulleys
      2: a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the
         waist)
      3: an elongated region where a specific condition or
         characteristic is found; "a belt of high pressure"
      4: a vigorous blow; "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}, {belt}]
      5: a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing) [syn:
         {swath}, {belt}]
      6: ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible
         linked strips for use in a machine gun [syn: {belt}, {belt
         ammunition}, {belted ammunition}]
      7: the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"
         [syn: {knock}, {belt}, {rap}, {whack}, {whang}]
      v 1: sing loudly and forcefully [syn: {belt out}, {belt}]
      2: deliver a blow to; "He belted his opponent"
      3: fasten with a belt; "belt your trousers" [ant: {unbelt}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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