Definitions for belted
belted
belt·ed
Spelling: [bel-tid]
IPA: /ˈbɛl tɪd/
Belted is a 6 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.
You can make 79 anagrams from letters in belted (bdeelt).
Definitions for belted
noun
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a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
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any encircling or transverse band, strip, or stripe.
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an elongated region having distinctive properties or characteristics:
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Machinery. an endless flexible band passing about two or more pulleys, used to transmit motion from one pulley to the other or others or to convey materials and objects.
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Military.
a cloth strip with loops or a series of metal links with grips, for holding cartridges fed into an automatic gun.
a band of leather or webbing, worn around the waist and used as a support for weapons, ammunition, etc.
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a series of armor plates forming part of the hull of a warship.
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a broad, flexible strip of rubber, canvas, wood, etc., moved along the surface of a fresh concrete pavement to put a finish on it after it has been floated.
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a road, railroad, or the like, encircling an urban center to handle peripheral traffic.
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Slang. a hard blow or hit.
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Slang. a shot of liquor, especially as swallowed in one gulp.
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Automotive. a strip of material used in a type of motor-vehicle tire (belted tire) where it is placed between the carcass and the tread for reinforcement.
Idioms
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below the belt, not in accord with the principles of fairness, decency, or good sportsmanship:
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tighten one's belt,
to undergo hardship patiently.
to curtail one's expenditures; be more frugal:
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under one's belt, Informal.
in one's stomach, as food or drink:
considered as a matter of successful past experience:
adjective
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having or made with a belt:
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wearing or girded with a belt, especially as a mark of distinction:
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marked with a band of color different from that of the rest of the body:
verb (used with object)
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to gird or furnish with a belt.
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to surround or mark as if with a belt or band:
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to fasten on (a sword, gun, etc.) by means of a belt.
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to beat with or as if with a belt, strap, etc.
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Slang. to hit very hard, far, etc.:
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Informal. to sing (a song) loudly and energetically (sometimes followed by out):
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Slang. to drink (a shot of liquor) quickly, especially in one gulp (sometimes followed by down):
Origin of belted
First recorded in 1475-85; belt + -ed3
Examples for belted
Cast members joined her as the “International Nasty Girls,” and belted a white-girl rap called “Dongs All Over the World.”
And that rests upon the greens and grays and yellows of the belted Shales.
She belted “Try” while flipping on a scarf that suspended her upside down by just her ankle over Ozzy Osbourne.
Pierre, very hot in the face, pocketed his winnings and belted on the gun.
The designer focused on classic sportswear cuts with fitted blazers, belted coats, and pencil skirts.
I marvel that you can make such proposals to any belted knight!'
Placed under the sacred charge of a king, and a belted knight, has she—oh!
And then she belted the second half of the song while doing a full-on contemporary dance.
Bat had belted on his big six-shooter, and Walt carried the shotgun.
I parked the stroller at the base of the metal slide and wrestled Julia in her bulky snowsuit out of the belted contraption.