belt

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.

As part of the act, the fat clown's belt broke, causing his pants to fall down.

Master leathercrafter does handcrafted wallets, belts, purses, handbags etc., supporting self and helpers. Good enough to carve fantst art and portraits into leather.

A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.

Keep your belt fastened; this is going to be quite a bumpy ride.

A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.

The motor had a single belt that snaked its way back and forth around a variety of wheels.

Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe.

a belt of trees; a belt of sand

A trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial arts.

the heavyweight belt

To fasten a belt on; to encircle with a belt.

Edgar belted himself in and turned the car's ignition.

The rotund man had difficulty belting his pants, and generally wore suspenders to avoid the issue.

To encircle; to surround.

The small town was belted by cornfields in all directions.

To invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood.

To hit with a belt.

The child was misbehaving so he was belted as punishment.

To hit someone or something, especially forcefully; to bash.

The angry player belted the official across the face, and as a result was ejected from the game.

Bobby belting the ball

A surname.

A town in Cascade County, Montana, United States.

Ellipsis of Main Asteroid Belt: a region of Solar System.

Believe it or not, Belter slang — or, more officially, Belter Creole — isn't a completely made-up way of communicating. It's actually a mix of several Earth languages spoken by the original settlers in the Asteroid Belt colonies — very appropriate, as the Belt is a melting pot of several different races, customs and backgrounds.