Synonyms for belt
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Girdle — to encircle; to surround
girdle, zone formal, band, circle, girth, gird, encircle, surround, cincture rare, begird dated
2. Speed — to drink quickly, often in gulps
book, speed, pound, zoom, wiz, whiz US, whizz UK, gulp, slurp
Other
Noun
4. Sash — A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or…
Definitions
- v. 1
To fasten a belt on; to encircle with a belt.
Edgar belted himself in and turned the car's ignition.
- v. 2
To encircle; to surround.
The small town was belted by cornfields in all directions.
- n. 1
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.
- n. 2
A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object.
After the bouncer gave him a solid belt to the gut, Simon had suddenly had enough of bar fights.
Related words
- Word family
- belter beltfish beltless beltway
- Phrases
- belt down belt up life belt conveyor belt rocket belt safety belt time belt timing belt
Example sentences
- girdle Tom wore a girdle to make his beer belly seem smaller.
- speed Let's see if we can speed up the process a little.
- zoom Leon tried to remove Amelia from the Zoom meeting.
- buckle I have lost too much time, I need to buckle down.
By length
- 3 letters
- rap1, nip1, wiz1
- 4 letters
- book1, band1, zone1, blow1, bang1, whip1, wang1, zoom1, bash1, sock1, sash1, whiz1, gulp1, dram1
- 5 letters
- speed1, pound1, punch1, knock1, smash1, strap1, smack1, whack1, girth1, swath1, slurp1, whizz
- 6 letters
- circle2, buckle2, fasten2, girdle2, wallop2, swathe1, cestus, begird
- 7 letters
- scourge1, beltway2, clobber2, caestus
- 8 letters
- surround2, encircle3, cincture
- 9 letters
- restraint2, waistband, bandolier3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (circle2 = 2 syllables).