Another word for belt

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belt

n.

A long flexible strip
sash, cummerbund, obi, cincture, girdle; see also band 1.
A distinctly defined area
tract, region, zone; see area 2.

below the belt

unfair, unsporting, foul, unjust; see unfair.

tighten one's belt

endure hunger, endure privation, be more frugal, retrench, cut back; see also economize, endure 2.

under one's belt*

past, achieved, completed; see done 1, finished 1.

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Another word for belt

noun

A part of the earth's surface:
area, district, locality, neighborhood, quarter, region, tract, zone. (Informal) neck of the woods. See territory
(Slang)
A sudden sharp, powerful stroke:
bang, blow², clout, crack, hit, lick, pound, slug³, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop. (Informal) bash, biff, bop, clip¹, wallop. (Slang) conk, paste. See attack, strike
(Slang)
An act of drinking or the amount swallowed:
draft, drink, potation, pull, quaff, sip, sup, swill. (Informal) swig. See mouth

verb

To encircle with or as if with a band:
band¹, begird, cincture, compass, encompass, engirdle, gird, girdle, girt, ring¹. (Archaic) engird. See edge
(Slang)
To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply:
bash, catch, clout, hit, knock, pop¹, slam, slog, slug³, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop. (Informal) biff, bop, clip¹, wallop. (Slang) conk, paste. Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone. See attack, strike
(Slang)
To take into the mouth and swallow (a liquid):
drink, imbibe, pull on, quaff, sip, sup. (Informal) swig, toss down (or off). Idiom: wet one's whistle. See mouth