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A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.
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As part of the act, the fat clown's belt broke, causing his pants to fall down.
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A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.
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Keep your belt fastened; this is going to be quite a bumpy ride.
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A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.
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The motor had a single belt that snaked its way back and forth around a variety of wheels.
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Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe.
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a belt of trees; a belt of sand
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A trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial arts.
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the heavyweight belt
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A collection of rocky-constituted bodies (such as asteroids) which orbit a star.
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One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.
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A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object.
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After the bouncer gave him a solid belt to the gut, Simon had suddenly had enough of barfighting.
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A quick drink of liquor.
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Care to join me in a belt of scotch?
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(usually capitalized) A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).
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The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist.
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That umpire called that pitch a strike at the belt.
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Device that holds and feeds cartridges into a belt-fed weapon