Belt

belt, n. a girdle, zone, or band: such a piece, as of leather, worn by way of ornament, or given as a prize or badge of victory in wrestling or the like: a broad strip of anything, different in colour or material: that which confines or restrains: ( geog. ) a strait.— v.t. to surround with a belt, or to invest formally with such, as in knighting a man: to encircle: to thrash with a belt.— p.adj. Belt′ed , wearing a belt, of a knight: marked with a belt, as the 'belted kingfisher.'— n. Belt′ing , flexible belts for the transmi ion of motion in machinery, made of leather, india rubber, .—as in chain belt , cro ed belt , endle belt , .; a thrashing.— To hold the belt , to hold the championship in wrestling, boxing, or the like. [A.S. belt ; Ice. belt i , Gael. balt , L. balteus .]