semibelted
tɪd
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belt (bɛlt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a band of cloth, leather, etc, worn, usually around the waist, to support clothing, carry tools, weapons, or ammunition, or as decoration |
| 2. | a narrow band, circle, or stripe, as of colour |
| 3. | an area, esp an elongated one, where a specific thing or specific conditions are found; zone: the town belt; a belt of high pressure |
| 4. | a belt worn as a symbol of rank (as by a knight or an earl), or awarded as a prize (as in boxing or wrestling), or to mark particular expertise (as in judo or karate) |
| 5. | See seat belt |
| 6. | a band of flexible material between rotating shafts or pulleys to transfer motion or transmit goods: a fan belt; a conveyer belt |
| 7. | See cordon a beltcourse |
| 8. | informal a sharp blow, as with a bat or the fist |
| 9. | below the belt |
| a. boxing below the waist, esp in the groin | |
| b. informal in an unscrupulous or cowardly way | |
| 10. | tighten one's belt to take measures to reduce expenditure |
| 11. | under one's belt |
| a. (of food or drink) in one's stomach | |
| b. in one's possession | |
| c. as part of one's experience: he had a linguistics degree under his belt | |
| —vb (often foll by along) | |
| 12. | (tr) to fasten or attach with or as if with a belt |
| 13. | (tr) to hit with a belt |
| 14. | slang (tr) to give a sharp blow; punch |
| 15. | slang to move very fast, esp in a car: belting down the motorway |
| 16. | rare (tr) to mark with belts, as of colour |
| 17. | rare (tr) to encircle; surround |
| [Old English, from Latin balteus] | |
| 'belted | |
| —n | |
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Semibelted
is always a great word to know.
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
belt
O.E. belt, from P.Gmc. *baltjaz (cf. O.H.G. balz, O.N. balti, Swed. bälte), an early borrowing from L. balteus "girdle, sword belt," said by Varro to be an Etruscan word. As a mark of rank or distinction, mid-14c.; references to boxing championship belts date from 1812. Transferred sense of "broad
stripe encircling something" is from 1660s. Below the belt "unfair" (1889) is from pugilism. To get something under (one's) belt is to get it into one's stomach.
belt
"to thrash as with a belt," 1640s, from belt (n.); general sense of "to hit, thrash" is attested from 1838.
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Science Dictionary
belt  (bělt) Pronunciation Key
A geographic region that is distinctive in a specific respect. |
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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