[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/belt.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / belt [← B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/B/) # belt «belt» in Mova's school dictionary: **a strip of leather, cloth or plastic worn around the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech noun (a belt, belts); verb (belt, belts, belted, belting — informal) ### meaning for a pupil 1) A belt is a strip of leather, cloth or plastic worn around the waist to hold up trousers or as decoration. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/belt/#m1) 2) A seat belt is a strap in a car, bus or plane that holds you safely in your seat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/belt/#m2) 3) A belt can be a long, narrow area: a belt of rain, the asteroid belt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/belt/#m3) 4) In machines, a belt is a moving loop that turns wheels, like a conveyor belt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/belt/#m4) 5) In karate and judo a coloured belt shows your level. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/belt/#m5) 6) Informally, to belt means to hit hard or to go very fast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/belt/#m6) 7) To pull in your belt is to spend less and live more simply when times are hard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/belt/#m7) ### sense in the lessons In safety lessons «belt up» means put on your seat belt every time, in every seat; children use booster seats until they are big enough. In science the asteroid belt is between Mars and Jupiter, and a conveyor belt is a simple machine that moves things. In clothes, a belt is buckled. Phrases: seat belt, belt up, tighten your belt (spend less money), under your belt (already done), black belt, conveyor belt. ### examples - Put on your seat belt before the car moves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/belt/#x1) - My trousers are too big, so I wear a belt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/belt/#x2) - She has a yellow belt in karate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/belt/#x3) - The asteroid belt lies between Mars and Jupiter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/belt/#x4) - Our shopping moved along the conveyor belt at the checkout. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/belt/#x5) - Belt up, everyone; we're leaving! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/belt/#x6) - A belt of rain will cross the country tonight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/belt/#x7) - With one race under his belt, he felt less nervous. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/belt/#x8) - So he went away pulling in his belt and promising to return. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/belt/#x9) ### note Countable: belts. «Belt up» means fasten your seat belt (UK), but it can also be rude slang for «be quiet». Wearing a seat belt is the law in many countries, for children and adults. A belt should never be put around anyone's neck. ### In the corpora - [Each animal got «a belt... and then a sword... and then a cutlass on the other side to balance it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/70-willows-ch12-part1-the-secret-passage-at-night/17/) - [A child uses a booster seat until the adult belt fits, usually around 145 to 150 cm or 4 feet 9 inches tall.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/268-in-the-car-and-seat-belts/14/) - [The seat belt stays on until the car has stopped and the engine is off.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/268-in-the-car-and-seat-belts/17/) - [Everyone needs their own seat belt; two children never share one and nobody rides on a lap.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/268-in-the-car-and-seat-belts/18/) - [Seat belts and the right car seat or booster stop many children being killed or badly hurt in crashes every year.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/268-in-the-car-and-seat-belts/23/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «belt» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/belt/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.