a strip of leather or other material worn, typically round the waist, to support or hold in clothes or to carry weapons

he tightened his leather belt an extra notch

a sword belt

a belt buckle

a continuous band of material used in machinery for transferring motion from one wheel to another

a great wheel driven by a leather belt

a strip or encircling area that is different in nature or composition from its surroundings

the asteroid belt

a belt of trees

a heavy blow

she administered a good belt with her stick

fasten with a belt

she belted her raincoat firmly

hit (someone or something) hard

she belted him over the head with her racquet

he belted the ball downfield

rush or dash in a specified direction

he belted out of the side door

gulp (a drink) quickly

cocktails should be sipped and savoured, not belted down

he belted it back and poured another