Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - belt
Belt
belt
n. & v. --n. 1 a strip of leather or other material worn round the waist or across the chest, esp. to retain or support clothes or to carry weapons or as a safety-belt. 2 a belt worn as a sign of rank or achievement. 3 a a circular band of material used as a driving medium in machinery. b a conveyor belt. c a flexible strip carrying machine-gun cartridges. 4 a strip of colour or texture etc. differing from that on each side. 5 a distinct region or extent (cotton belt; commuter belt; a belt of rain). 6 sl. a heavy blow. --v. 1 tr. put a belt round. 2 tr. (often foll. by on) fasten with a belt. 3 tr. a beat with a belt. b sl. hit hard. 4 intr. sl. rush, hurry (usu. with compl. : belted along; belted home). Phrases and idioms below the belt unfair or unfairly; disregarding the rules. belt and braces (of a policy etc.) of twofold security. belt out sl. sing or utter loudly and forcibly. belt up Brit. 1 sl. be quiet. 2 colloq. put on a seat belt. tighten one's belt live more frugally. under one's belt 1 (of food) eaten. 2 securely acquired (has a degree under her belt). Derivatives belter n. (esp. in sense of belt out). Etymology: OE f. Gmc f. L balteus
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German balz ~; both from Latin balteus ~ Date: before 12th century 1. a strip of flexible material worn especially around the waist as an item of clothing or a means of carrying something (as tools), a similar article worn as a corset or for protection or safety or as a symbol of distinction, a continuous band of tough flexible material for transmitting motion and power or conveying materials, 3. an area characterized by some distinctive feature (as of culture, habitation, geology, or life forms), asteroid ~, ~way 1, ~ed adjective ~less adjective II. verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to encircle or fasten with a ~, to strap on, 2. to beat with or as if with a ~ ; thrash, strike, hit, to mark with a band, to sing in a forceful manner or style , to drink quickly , intransitive verb to move or act in a speedy, vigorous, or violent manner, to sing loudly, III. noun Date: 1899 a jarring blow ; whack, drink ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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