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belt

Definition

  • noun: a band of material (such as leather) that is worn around a person's waist
  • noun: a strip of flexible material worn especially around the waist as an item of clothing or a means of carrying something (as tools)
  • verb: to fasten (something) with a belt
  • usually + 'out'
  • synonyms: appleton layer, f layer, heaviside-kennelly layer

Examples

  • ('chiefly US') cities in the 'Rust Belt' [=an area formerly known for industry and manufacturing]

  • When you're riding in a car, you should always 'belt up' [=('US') 'buckle up'] for safety.

  • That remark was 'below the belt'. = That remark really 'hit' (him) 'below the belt'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Get in the car! - Take them! Take them! #Adelante! Get in! #Olivia! Place yourselves belts. Where are we going? #We'll stay in Carol a while. Do not look back! #Everything will be fine. Lee and Mason. Take (..)
    2014 Boyhood
  • (..) - I'm going! - I want to go! Mason on the outward journey and Samantha in the back. #Top. - Seat belts! - Belts. Sure! #Do not forget the belts. Neither has this car seat. All right. All right. All right! Very well! (..)
    2014 Boyhood
  • (..) Family's running. The drive out was pretty fun. What was your favorite part? Spitting out of the car window. - Definitely not when Dad was singing. - Wearing the sit belt. Oh. What about the time with the dinosaur. - Oh, that's the one. - That was great. Say cheese. (..)
    2015 Inside Out